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What's the BEST method of freeing DMT from plant matter?

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IridiumAndLace

IridiumAndLace

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Arguably, the biggest component of teks is breaking down the plant matter to get the DMT accessible to the NPS. STB relies on alkaline hydrolysis to break down the cellulose. A/Bs use heat and acid. Many teks call for multiple freeze-thaw cycles to rupture the cell walls, and some people have had great success using sonication or pressure cooking.

Since this is a major driver of yields, I think it's worthwhile to see which one is most effective, all other things being equal. So, let's find out!

I received my liquid-liquid extractor today, which theoretically should be able to extract every last trace of NPS-soluble alkaloids from a given aqueous solution. As I meditated on what I can do with it, it occurred to me that my equipment will be well suited for this kind of test.

So far, ideas I have are:
  • Freeze/thaw cycling versus starting with dry powder
  • STB versus A/B
  • Acetic versus citric versus ascorbic acid
  • High heat versus lower temperature
I don't have enough MHRB on hand to compare all of these factors separately, only enough for about six runs. Does anyone have suggestions for how I might condense the most interesting ones into a useful experimental protocol?
 
I think they all break down the plant material pretty well.

I usually freeze/thaw 3x and do long hot water bath as described in the max ion Tek. After the extraction, I pulled again after a week of the rootbark sitting in aqueous NaOH and nothing significant came through. I interpreted this as bark being broken down well to begin with.
 
chromato.cactus said:
This is exactly what I've been wondering! Did you end up doing any comparisons?
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Indeed, we'd been waiting for an update from @IridiumAndLace for quite a while (not that I'm really in any position to comment on matters of punctuality or productivity). Maybe if I promise to complete that harmala extraction ascorbic acid reduction project we can come to some kind of a bargain :p
 
Transform said:
Indeed, we'd been waiting for an update from @IridiumAndLace for quite a while (not that I'm really in any position to comment on matters of punctuality or productivity). Maybe if I promise to complete that harmala extraction ascorbic acid reduction project we can come to some kind of a bargain :p
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haha, please hurry up on this. i would liek to know the other ways of getting tth :) keep my fingers crossed for your efforts.
 
I have tried a lot of different TEK's and nothing works better then STB with no defatting or freezing of the powdered MHRB, so now I just keep it simple.
Use a ratio of 2:1 MRHB:Lye
I had 1.7g of spice from 100g of MHRB on my last run.
 
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