A/b questions on re-crystalization and purification

[JamseyBoy23]

Need some advice on what whether or not if it's necessary to do both a wash and a recrystallization also does this extracted naptha look SOAKED or what? Looks like lemonade makes my mouth water

 

[drpotato]

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it looks like its gone cloudy-milky after being frozen. if so, thats not a problem, provided you are using naptha.
otherwise you could have a horrific emulsion there, or just simple calcium contamination.
shaking it with saturated brine might resolve this, the brine afterwards is easily pipetted away. sodium sulfate or other dessicants can be beneficial, they do wonders for makinng things go dry and clear. and dry naptha will crystalize infinitely better than wet