In the following paper (attached):
"Internet method for the extraction of N,N-dimethyltryptamine from Mimosa
hostilis roots"
the nexus STB process is evaluated with different solvents. Turns out that ehtyl acetate worked pretty well for extracting DMT (carrying ~6x as much DMT as hexane - see image below).
Has anyone used ethyl acetate with STB? It has been discussed, but haven't found any results on the nexus as far as I can find.
As mentioned in the first post of this thread, ethyl acetate is very efficient at extracting caffeine from whole beams after a steam treatment that opens up pores (commercial decaffeination process).
One path worth investing could be:
- Make an alkaline paste with rootbark/lime/water
- Microwave to open up pores (many not be needed, but could help more with larger bark pieces?)
- Extract with ethyl acetate
- Try to crystallize in freezer (it may not crash) or salt with an organic acid (e.g. citric).
- If salted, wash with fresh ethyl acetate and convert to FB. This process should be very clean/pure.
- Solvent should be easily reusable
Any thoughts on this? Has STB + ethyl acetate been tried before at the nexus (I searched but could not find any work on this)?
As I understand it, ethyl acetate is relatively low toxicity (~half the LD50 of Limonene) and used in the food industry (naturally occurs in low levels during fermentation). The human body can break small amounts of this solvent into ethanol and acetic acid without issues. Smell is pleasant to most people. It is available over the counter in many hardware stores where it has been replacing MEK as a less toxic and environmentally friendly alternative.
Disclaimer: I am partial to ethyl acetate because of several magical mescaline experiences and may not be very objective when it comes to this solvent.
"Internet method for the extraction of N,N-dimethyltryptamine from Mimosa
hostilis roots"
the nexus STB process is evaluated with different solvents. Turns out that ehtyl acetate worked pretty well for extracting DMT (carrying ~6x as much DMT as hexane - see image below).
Has anyone used ethyl acetate with STB? It has been discussed, but haven't found any results on the nexus as far as I can find.
As mentioned in the first post of this thread, ethyl acetate is very efficient at extracting caffeine from whole beams after a steam treatment that opens up pores (commercial decaffeination process).
One path worth investing could be:
- Make an alkaline paste with rootbark/lime/water
- Microwave to open up pores (many not be needed, but could help more with larger bark pieces?)
- Extract with ethyl acetate
- Try to crystallize in freezer (it may not crash) or salt with an organic acid (e.g. citric).
- If salted, wash with fresh ethyl acetate and convert to FB. This process should be very clean/pure.
- Solvent should be easily reusable
Any thoughts on this? Has STB + ethyl acetate been tried before at the nexus (I searched but could not find any work on this)?
As I understand it, ethyl acetate is relatively low toxicity (~half the LD50 of Limonene) and used in the food industry (naturally occurs in low levels during fermentation). The human body can break small amounts of this solvent into ethanol and acetic acid without issues. Smell is pleasant to most people. It is available over the counter in many hardware stores where it has been replacing MEK as a less toxic and environmentally friendly alternative.
Disclaimer: I am partial to ethyl acetate because of several magical mescaline experiences and may not be very objective when it comes to this solvent.