Demeter42
Rising Star
Hi folks!
I didn't want to start a new thread to ask for help, but i tried looking for the answers in old posts and only could find things i already tried and didn't work.
I've had many successfull extractions using both Cyb's Hybrid Salt Tek, and the Max Ion Tek. At this point i felt confident enough to try and scale up the Hybrid Salt Tek, and it became a little complicated when it comes to phase separation.
Here's what i did:
I followed the Tek as it is, but used 100gr of MHRB instead of 50gr. All the rest was the same, except i used 100ml of hexane per pull. Problem is it is taking forever to separate, when in previous attempts following the teks to the letter, it only takes a few minutes.
I figured out the basified mix was way too sludgy for not doubling the ammount of water/base when doubling the amount of bark, so i added more water, always making sure the pH didn't go below 13.
Now the ammounts of bark to water/base are correct acording to the tek, since i added another 350ml of water to the bottle.
The problem is, it's still taking forever to separate, and even after many hours in heath bath, and also leaving it to separate overnight, the hexane never goes completely to the top, only a thin layer does (less than half of whats actually in the bottle).
Any clues on what can i do to fix this? I'm thinking on adding some more NaOH, but pH is already above 13 now, so i don't know if that could help.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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I didn't want to start a new thread to ask for help, but i tried looking for the answers in old posts and only could find things i already tried and didn't work.
I've had many successfull extractions using both Cyb's Hybrid Salt Tek, and the Max Ion Tek. At this point i felt confident enough to try and scale up the Hybrid Salt Tek, and it became a little complicated when it comes to phase separation.
Here's what i did:
I followed the Tek as it is, but used 100gr of MHRB instead of 50gr. All the rest was the same, except i used 100ml of hexane per pull. Problem is it is taking forever to separate, when in previous attempts following the teks to the letter, it only takes a few minutes.
I figured out the basified mix was way too sludgy for not doubling the ammount of water/base when doubling the amount of bark, so i added more water, always making sure the pH didn't go below 13.
Now the ammounts of bark to water/base are correct acording to the tek, since i added another 350ml of water to the bottle.
The problem is, it's still taking forever to separate, and even after many hours in heath bath, and also leaving it to separate overnight, the hexane never goes completely to the top, only a thin layer does (less than half of whats actually in the bottle).
Any clues on what can i do to fix this? I'm thinking on adding some more NaOH, but pH is already above 13 now, so i don't know if that could help.
Thanks in advance for your help!
I love this forum!