You sure? It sounds like it is…
I guess in a sence it’s not because you’re not purifying and isolating but it could be somethwat considered chromatography because of the positive pressure filtration over filter media.
Edit: I don’t see how vacuum filtering over filter media is considered a type of chromatography but using 30psi to winterize a mixture in a column over filter media isn’t… Kinda bums me out, this is whole time I thought I was doing some kind of chromatography when I was positive pressure filtering.
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I’m an idiot.
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Your explanation of running reclaim reminded me of this video
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Youre not an idiot
The people in cannabis industry who are rebranding their CRC adsorption filtration as chromatography are just misusing the term in order to sell their bleaching clay medias as something they are not…
Standard fuckin cannabiz bullshit
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No, you just get too stoked and mix up terms. Probably partially due to what Rowan said.
(Shit, if I tried talking about chromatography I would too, I’m just a layman who can put steel LEGO’s together and grow weed)
Not a big deal. Just take it as a chance to learn. No need to get down on yourself.
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Chromatography is precise, requires the seperation of fractions, re running of fractions, and requires systemic and measured method development- consistent and scalable results that are a product of repeated experiments with a highly purified end product are the goals…
Crc is just pushing oils in a solvent through a plug of bleaching medias- extremely disingenuous to label plug filtration as chroma IN MY HUMBLE HAUGHTY ASS OPINIONATED DELIVERY
While yes there have been a lot of really cool advances in plug filtration since the cannaboys have gotten into the practice- it doesn’t make it chroma… its plug.
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@Rowan If you use silica in your crc and run it warm you could be doing chromatography by taking measured amounts of solvent and collecting different fractions . @murphymurri has been doing this for a while . Most people do not do this . You could also use cold propane to pull a terp fraction and n butane to pull thca if running silica . There is a whole thread about the different uses of these media and what they can do.
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Thank you for clearing that up.
I had a feeling there was something off about that.
I typically think of the ethanol systems when people say flash chromatography. We fractioned THC off with ours. We ran the unit for a year without needing to replace the cartridge they said to replace after each use lol.
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Damn. Wanted to see the end results
The primary distinction IMO between true chromatography and media adsorption really comes down to the non-binary nature of chromatography. In flash, there is generally more than one fraction eluting. CRC is basically flash/column where only one (poorly isolated) fraction elutes.
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Lol 300g of reclaim??
Pupparoo is your profile pic real.
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Thank you for asking the question I wanted to ask.
Mine’s coming in today 
That’s Snoop Dogg’s alter ego Todd
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It’s snoop dog in whiteface…
I think it’s real idk lol