I always just try to do my best no matter what it is: even if it is arguing with an idiot - to which, technically is something you should never do. 
My Bad.
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You probably know the line but I’ll repeat it anyway because I need a reminder myself:
Don’t argue with idiots, they’ll drag you down to their level and crush you with experience.
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“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
― Mark Twain
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That said, clarifying, purifying, isolating, and cleaning terps is an interesting topic that I haven’t seen as many people talk about than I would have expected.
Mother liquor is a powerful side yield, why not optimize that yield?
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It’s just a couple medias and the right process away from nasty orange heads fraction becoming pristine water clear off the charts terpenes…
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For sure using terpenes when we really mean terpenoid is likely the ‘loosest of the loose’ we normally play with terminology here on a regular basis.
I hope those in the know actually know what I mean.
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Wasn’t being particular in general terms, discovering how those partially polar terpenes affect things was revolutionary to me and I wanted to share that moment.
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what solvent did you use for this separation? or did you actually mean by themselves
Terpenes, Terpenoids, Esters, Ketones, Aldehydes, Flavanoids, etc…
Lots of stuff to look for in the cannabis plant that contribute to the smell and effect.
Some are polar, most non-polar. Extracting the complete blend can be challenging…
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Terpenes are a solvent, and the level of stuff to be removed should be super low so I am talking about a Dred level of media use, haha, like 10gr media in a whole volume in a filtration style clean up. Mix and filter, not chromatography.
Carotenoids, fatty alcohol, oxidized compounds, etc are all targets. A truly pure terpene fraction is loose like water…if it’s sludgy then you have plenty to remove in concert with color.
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Look it up.
Cleaning terpenes (and other components) is fairly far from chromatography… though the same concepts still apply.
Upon a proper cleaning process, you should be left with water clear terpenes that potentially test off the charts (depending on the company you went with for testing).
I guess you weren’t paying attention to the original comment I made. Heat blocks suck. Especially for terpene and cannabinoid distillations. I would rather use a traditional heating mantle. Preferably with a heated jacket. You also get really poor mixing capabilities with aluminum heating blocks.
It’s amazing how important the terpenes that aren’t on the old testing standards are. Watching people try to imitate tangie without valencene was particularly interesting.
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So basically this thread is now all about you and how you hate heat blocks?
No actually I only said I dislike them. You went off on a random tangent trying to confuse people without any supportive experience with heat blocks. If you have used them you would know all the drawbacks.
I implore you, experiment with heat blocks. It was the worse tabletop tool I ever used. And I have used three types. Not to mention the mixing problems, none the less heat loss and inefficient function of a heat block when distilling.
Have a good time trying them out. I’m sure you make good terps like everyone else with mantles, but you’ll have a bad day with heat blocks. You can figure it out yourself. You’re a smart guy.
Started here, they work… so whats next?
Edit: actually stared by making my own heat blocks with aluminum foil…
Aaw thanks bud… at least you admit that.
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No they don’t. They suck.
That is your personal opinion based on non-comprehension of how the system was intended to be operated.
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No Zach. They literally suck. The cost of a hot plate with a spinner, additional heat block and lack of top energy; compared to a mantle with a heated jacket without any magnetic interference or lack of magnetism surpasses heat blocks. It’s pretty simple.