They are certified for mixes and straight tane. Propane has higher PRVs on the systems and we use a different sightglass for pure propane machines. They are all custom as you mentioned. The glass is custom made in Germany by the best glass manufacturer and we also have the flanges custom and gaskets custom as well as assemble and test them all in house.
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Iāve also been keeping an eye on this thread and figured Iād mention something worth trying. So essentially what you all are doing is inline chromatography before the collection pot. This is awesome and effective. Of course finding the right media to pack is key but also the way it is packed could play a huge role. I keep seeing people loading 4" and 6" pucks but I think the key is getting tall skinny columns similar to chroma columns to hold the bands back more effectively . Iād be curious to see someone try packing 1.5"x12" tubes. Also Dred I think having any empty space between your packing media in spools is contributing to the slower than normal dewax drain. Great work guysā this is a badass thread.
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I completely agree with the seperated packing media. I have resorted to āfrackingā, just bumping, it to pack throu the top plate and taking up the dead space between. I think yesterdays successful flow was contributed to the excess celite on top of the adsorbents. I would like to Try a long skinny one too, I have a 3x12 spool.
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Folks have had success with inline BHO filtration with both our silica 60 and uniform(prewash) carbon. Iād be interested in seeing someone use activated alumina as well.
E: using a sock-in-sock style you can layer absorbents with filter socks. Put carbon in the first sock and silica 60 in the second.
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I have some activated alumina. Also, Iām interested in getting some silica from you.
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Outstanding. I will be in touch
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I think I can setup the 3x12 spool instead of the 6 or 4 plates. I can use filter stacks to prevent anything getting through. Whatās your take on blending everything and using the summit silikate pulver stuff. Basically de/celite. Underneath to catch everything and up top to help flow?
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I donāt really feel like mixing everything up is much of a benefit but Iām not ruling it out. Our T41 has both clay and carbon so blending may very well be a good idea as long as the particle size is homogenous.
Using a rough media filter like alumina, uniform carbon, or DE is a good call as it will help with any fines (otherwise you should dry run with hydrocarbon and media to wash fines out prior to running)
As an alternative methodology, we normally suggest stacking the medias based on what they strip with tougher colloidal contaminants(micro lipids, pesties, color, moisture, etc) either first or last. You could use something like this
(https://www.bestvaluevacs.com/5-micron-stainless-steel-sintered-filter-disk-with-viton-o-ring.html) to separate layers.
As a side note, I would love to see MagsilPR used as the final(bottom) layer to evaluate pesticide absorption in BHO process. It would be last layer as you would want the other contaminants held back first, improving oil/solvent/MSPR interaction.
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From my understanding carbon loves thca. Wouldnāt I want to avoid it as it hindering yield, more than stripping colors already is.
Iām not against layering, either. Though mixing is working currently while Iām fine tuning. I may layer a couple things up top just to see if they do anything.
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We have an alkaline carbonā¦would be interesting to see if we can tune THCa affinity.
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This is why I wish one of us was In Oregon and see if @scientific710 ram powered column packer would be ideal for this project.
I remember someone else here saying they could make one for half the price or has made one.
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Wow they basically want 12k for that thing, Iām pretty sure I could buy a tig and build one for half
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I remember him saying a while ago he would discount one in half for someone doing something like we are. He was wondering if powders in the column would be a viable option.
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Yeah a pneumatic or hydraulic ram in a spool would be 80% of a process chromatography system.
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Where in Oregon exactly? Iām actually pretty close to the border where Iām at. This could be a good field trip when we are experimenting.
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Finding and piecing together all the information you posted about your process in this long thread is proving difficult. @Shadownaught knows enough about his clay and the T5 mixture to give you good advice.
Basically, the best temperatures for filtering resin solution through activated carbon or clay depend on the solvent and your intent. If you just want color to lighten, you can use hydrocarbons around or just over room temperatureā¦ or ethanol cold to room temperature. Heating the solution too much is what leads to the most loss of cannabinoidsā¦ because you cannot get it hot enough (as in cannabinoid distillation temperatures) for the cannabinoids to unbind from the carbon or clay. Recycling through the filter until color stops lightening is key.
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So building on what @Photon_noir is saying and seeing @Waxplug1 sketchy BĆ¼chner funnel tek. This might be best served as an external process; rather than all inline.
Personally In something steel and enclosed for safety but multiple passes seems like that might be better and thatās not as easy in-line with a closed loop. Itās not impossible and im sure @Soxhlet monster extractor has the ability with all the plumbing that thing has.
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Yea, thereās quite a few comments. Silica 60. Iām using summit achromozing clay or whatever, magsol, pvpp, and celite /de/silikate pulver, and activated alumina.
I have a bunch of summit stuff that was left here, so Iām making use of it.
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@Soxhlet. I got complete clarity on this one.
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