Celite instead of charcoal

[Rickthepickle]

So we use charcoal in our etho wash, and filter it out to remove chlorophyll. Will celite instead of activated charcoal do the same?

[TheGratefulPhil]

Can I ask why?

[Demontrich]

No

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[Rickthepickle]

I’m getting g some chunky stuff in my rotoball I think is surgars and waxes, and from reading around I think celite might help us get rid of it.Uploading: 20190606_111715.jpg…

[Idab916]

Gotta wait for photo to upload 100% @Rickthepickle

[Demontrich]

Celite stops all the fines from other filter media. That’s all it does.

[CuriousChemist22]

Definitely do some reading, but considering you think it’s waxes, filtration media alone won’t solve your problem. Celite can be used to hold back fats and waxes, but only once they’ve congealed because as @Demontrich mentioned it only works as a physical filtration medium.

[ScoobyDoobie]

Chlorophyll removal from RSO?

Celite does absolutely nothing to a solution except act as a physical filtration media. It does not have the same mode of action as bentonite or activated charcoal, the main principal to be observed with those two media is ADsorption. These types of media can remove particles that have been totally dissolved in solution. Celite 545 is meant to be used for depth filtration to remove solid particles that either wont dissolve or cant dissolve in the solution.