We are working on a new SOP for CBleach as well as a slightly different formulation (CBleach Lite) which will be more effective for alcohol based scrubbing. Our most recent expirience with the current CBleach formula is that having your material dissolved in a polar solvent such as an alcohol will actually wash out the compounds you are attempting to trap and remove from your oil. We attempted to use an alkane but Pentane and Hexane both have significantly lower boiling points than the effective activation temperature of CBleach. Heptane was the obvious choice and it works fantastically! I would recommend you try the following: after you conclude your saline/Heptane rinses, bring the solution to 80°C and add your 5% CBleach then stir for 20-30 mins allowing full interaction between the clay/carbon and the 1:1 (Heptane:distillate) suspension. You may then filter through your choice of silica or MagSil-PR (if maximum de-pigmentation and pesticide residue removal is desired). 
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