Jagube
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I did a zinc reduction on my harmaline/harmine fb extract from rue.
After filtering the acidic solution (didn't measure the pH, but must have been around 2.5 as I used 5% vinegar with no extra water) I based it by adding a saturated solution of sodium carbonate until it reached pH 10.4.
I let it sit for almost 24 hours and was surprised to see that there was much more precipitate than the alkaloids I started with - roughly 10 times more volume-wise.
I wonder what this precipitate is? The only things added to the initial alkaloid powder were vinegar, zinc and sodium carbonate.
Also, has anyone had luck dissolving their mix of THH/harmine/harmaline fb in carbonated water to separate the alks from the zinc?
After filtering the acidic solution (didn't measure the pH, but must have been around 2.5 as I used 5% vinegar with no extra water) I based it by adding a saturated solution of sodium carbonate until it reached pH 10.4.
I let it sit for almost 24 hours and was surprised to see that there was much more precipitate than the alkaloids I started with - roughly 10 times more volume-wise.
I wonder what this precipitate is? The only things added to the initial alkaloid powder were vinegar, zinc and sodium carbonate.
Also, has anyone had luck dissolving their mix of THH/harmine/harmaline fb in carbonated water to separate the alks from the zinc?