I am curious if anyone else is currently utilizing ultrasonication for hydrocarbon removal? I’ve been having some good success with this and just wondering if anyone else is doing the same?
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Last time people talked about it everyone was concerned something negative would happen. Got a vibrator strapped to the rig? Lol
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Hydrocarbon removal of what? Do you mean while purging extracts?
I’ve got a couple different methods but the only thing I’ve noticed is it always makes a badder which I like.
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For removal of hydrocarbon. Sorry maybe I didn’t word that right? Removal/Purging of hydrocarbons.
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Are you doing it under vac and without any heat?
I wasn’t trying to go fully in depth with my process but was more curious if others were doing this as well. I do utilize heat in the process though.
It hasn’t really crossed my mind to try but I’d be happy to explore it further and share my findings.
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give it a shot! So far I’ve been able to get down to 25ppm of butane with a small amount of agitation through ultrasonication.
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I do it all the time. Has other uses as well. You can buzz away the boof smell from trim HTE.
Between this and a few other tricks my extracts really never see vacuum and I see ND butane extremely consistently.
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that’s what I’m talking about. I’ve been seeing similar results.
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no suck?
just scream?
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Slap and tickle
Makes sense that this purging process would not be applicable for shatter consistency @steelrollin I’m surprised you even need to add heat. With a probe, lots of heat is generated, but I’m assuming this process is utilizing a sonicating bath vs the probe?
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I like the screamers… makes you look like a superhero to the neighbors😎
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This whole thread is like a game of peek a boo.
@steelrollin care to drop some context on your posts? 
I would love to understand your process for a better dialog on this open discussion forum.
My thought as well, but their posts seem to imply they are using ultrasonic probes.
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Or maybe it’s about where to source those intrinsically safe ultrasonic-purge-drivers
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Is it though? Or is it just asking to see if others are seeing similar results. Have you been doing this? Have you tried it? Have you thought about it?
I have said I’m using ultrasonication for removal of hydrocarbons and I am utilizing heat. What else do you need from me here?
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Lmfao that’s what I was just thinking.
Will post if I find any.
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He doesn’t want to blow his own horn.
Because; it might blow up…
Wants to know which horn you’re blowing.
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You can intrinsically safe any transducer, you need to encapsulate the contacts and any exposed conductive/current connected surface with putty/Epoxies.
Least theoretically.
I cannot sign off on the above statement, and am not liable for any accidents.
But that’s likely how it Is achieved.
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