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Crystals forming in the naphtha solution left in refrigerator?

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pathosinvalid

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So i just went to do another pull today. And noticed a few incredibly formed crystals. White. Im pretty sure they are DMT. Should i continue the pulling (The shake and wait, shake and wait, etc, then pull)? Or should i try to dig them out and perhaps put the crystals in the fridge?.. Black plant material smudging it so Im not sure how to go about this.. My guess is to mix it back in and dissolve it back in the solution, and then just pull it out as planned.
 
I'm confused, are you finding crystals in your broth or solvent? You should expect them in your solvent. Either way, continue doing pulls with nonsaturated solvent until you exhaust the DMT in your broth.
 
I have seen crystals form in heavily reduced base solution where the solvent had become saturated and the basic solution/non polar was at a low temperature, some had been left as a thin layer following a pull. This has happened to me on a couple of occasions.

If you do have DMT precipated you could try warming it all in a water bath/sink when you do your next pulls.

If the amounts are significant you could try straining out the crystals. Strain crystals out, add plain water (if you are worried about losses due to your water’s pH you may wish to do this with sodium carbonate solution) and decant 2 or 3 times to give an initial clean, then re-x after.
 
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