Hi all,
I have 6 6x48” columns (about 60lbs worth) and 6 4x12 CRC’s that lead into a collection chamber.
Currently I’m running 50lbs of 70/30 per 6x48 column (roughly 5:1). I run it through an injection coil on dry ice, through the material column that’s jacketed and filled with dry ice for roughly 1hr before running solvent through it, then through one of the CRC’s and into the collection chamber, then recovered at 100F. I do this process 6 times over until all columns are complete.
I have a sintered disc leading into the collection chamber to prevent any residue from entering, and the last time I went to clean the sintered disc atop the collection chamber I noticed a bunch of crashed thca in it.
A reoccurring problem I’ve had is A: yields and B: shatter rarely coming out glassy.
My question is, am I running solvent too cold with the injection coil and jacketed columns full of dry ice that the Thca is crashing out, affecting the stability of shatter and yields overall? Would that make much of a difference, and if so, are there any alternative techniques I should consider?
