Iāll update after the weekend but I have a whole bunch of different isolated terps to try out and a nifty little crystallization rig that needs some R&D bench time
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I have successfully Isolated CBD using Limonene, as well as other terpenes. The only problem is your Isolate will now smell like Limonene. I suppose you could re distill it but I donāt know if that would get rid of the smell entirely.
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Did you happen to run a residual solvent test on that orange smelling isolate?
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I did not unfortunately It was a small scale experiment just to see if it would work.
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Sounds like organoleptic residual solvent testing
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Beta caryophylene
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After your visit Iāve been doing this same research. I wanted to have a brainstorming session with Jacqueline when she is out next week. We will have Hayley research any process aids on the organic list to make sure we are on a path To a process we can get certified. Probably a long shot, but we will keep you posted if we figure anything out.
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Maybe that co-crystallization technique someone posted a while ago could help
Sesquiterpenes seem like theyād be a nightmare to remove.
Ocimene seems promising, really low boiling point. You wonāt find any high purity monoterpene cheaper than d-Limonene though.
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Fantastic! Thatās exactly why I brought this dead thread back up 
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Theyāll send you free samples also! (I just ordered 3 different samples (to include ocimene, and there was no charge for shipping or anything!)
Really- yet another amazing thing this terpene can do- itās my fave as I have horrible arthritis
Tested hot for pleasant aroma dang
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Terpineol also seems like itād be difficult to remove. Itās about as thick as bisabolol but smells like green tea. Donāt you guys want something volatile for this?
For whatever itās worth, those who are now considering ocimene please make sure your setup is compatible with it. That stuff is nastier than just about any terpene Iāve seen on plastics.
It sounds like you guys might be interested in seeing the terpene extracted Liamonds.
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Ocimene will find itās way through the normal plastic caps they use for terpene jarsā¦ in a fridge. Shits crazy.
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Yeah ocimene and terpinolene are pretty savage. Everything else seems pretty tame compared to those two. Never seen any weird trace chemicals in labs for either of them so it must just be something specific to those two terpenes. I think Iām going to do a before and after test to see how bad ocimene leaches plasticizers.
If you leave ocimene with air in the jar it oxidizes like nothing Iāve seen before in terpenes. Forms an orange resin that smells like death juice.
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Those are the only two terpenes Iāve had the caps break apart after trying to unscrew them. Iād be curious to see the plastic leaching too on those. A heavy metal leach test would be interesting too since they seem to be more abrasive.
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āDeath Juiceā! My curiosity has been piqued! Iām curious how the sample will arrive if that is how it acts when it comes into contact with plastic, and quick oxidation