cheapest “at home” would be an old GC. nothin stopping you from running an HPLC in your house but its gonna cost more
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all I need to test is delta 9, I dont care much about anything else,
was considering the
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if you just want to quantify d9, maybe get down with some TLC plates… are you familiar with thin layer chromatography?
NIR seems to be a good alternative. According to this paper NIR allows to check cannabinoid content quite well without all the screwing around required for HPLC
The potential of near infrared spectroscopy to estimate the content of cannabinoids in Cannabis sativa L.: A comparative study. Talanta, 190, 147–157. doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2018.07.085 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2018.07.085)
I’m considering getting a Perkin Elmer Spectrum One NTS. Second hand but directly from the first owner and for less than $3k.
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buchi has been bragging about their new NIR spec. and I will admit it has me curious