Legalization of medical cannabis has enabled brothers and sisters with limited funds to legally grow their own cannabis meds without the specter of arrest, but […]
10.18 Carbon Scrubbing & Diatomaceous Earth (DE) Filtering, by Ichiban Crafters
I ran across this article by Ichiban Crafter and Troy Ivan gave me permission to share it. More like it at Check out their site […]
10.17 Phytocanabinoids: a Unified Critical Inventory,
by Lumir Ondre Hanus, Stefan Martin Meyer, Eduardo Munoz, Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati and Giovanni Appendino Hee, hee, hee, here is a PDF link to an excellent […]
10.16 What are Anthocyanins
Anthocyanins are water soluble plant pigments known as polyphenols, a subgroup of flavonoids. They have a positive charge, which enables them to absorb light, and thus have colors, […]
10.15 Identifying cannabis strains by terpene profile
Here is an interesting open access paper on identifying cannabis strains by terpene profile by Doctor Justin Fischedick (Fis ched ik), 2020 EISohly awards winner […]
10.14 Plant Waxes
Plant waxes are the protective cover between the plant cells and their environment, by which they regulate their water loss, and protect themselves from the […]
10.13 Rate of THC Decomposition to CBN, et al
A reader recently brought CAT Scientific’s Debunking the Myth of THC-CBN Conversion Intensity study at https://www.catscientific.com/decarboxylating-cannabis/ to my attention, and asked my read, as it appeared to […]
10.12 Sustainable Production of Cannabinoids with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Technologies
The following are some notes from the 212 page report by Hélène Perrotin-Brunel in the Netherlands, ISBN 978-90-8570-730-1, Copyright © 2011, Their copyright forbids copying, […]
10.11 Isolation of D9-THC from Hemp and analytical aspects
Isolation of D9-THC-a from hemp and analytical aspects concerning the determination of D9-THC in cannabis products, by Dussy, Hamberg, Luginbiihl, Schwerzmann, and Briellmann, from Institute […]
10.10 Alkanes and Alkane alcohols as solvents
Steam has been used for a couple hundred years to harvest the mono and sesquiterpenes, but by the time we reach the diterpenes, the boiling […]
10.9.1 Diamond Mining by Erich Berkovitz
Overview: Separating THCA and terpene fraction via evaporation crystallization Author Berkovitz with DIY Diamond Miner Example of Erich’s end product Steps: Pour Off: After running […]
10.9 THC-a Diamond Mining General Overview
Diamond mining refers to the practice of precipitating THC-a or CBD crystals out of a concentrated solution and starts with a subzero LPG extraction, typically […]
10.8.1 Introduction to Short Path Distillation, by Erich Berkovitz
Figure 1; My dirty old Chinese Short Path. This is a basic introduction to short path distillation of cannabinoids. We will be going over preparation […]
10.7.6 Opalene Silica Grandular Absorbent by Erich Berkovitz
Figure 1 Opaline Silica might just be the best thing since sliced bread. It is a granular absorbent containing hydrated silica (Amorphous Opaline Silica) and […]
10.7.5 Multicomponent Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Liquid Phase: Predictive, Engineering Models, Molecular Simulations and Experiments.
Check out this study and paper done by C Brunch and published 2015 in Chemistry: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b29b/a8094c8edd6d2dc58c33a983b55a77d8e626.pdf
10.7.4 ADSORBENT CLAYS, THEIR DISTRIBUTION, PROPERTIES PRODUCTION, AND USES
Your tax dollar at work! Here is an in depth article about adsorbent clays courtesy of US Geological Survey (USGS.gov). https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0928c/report.pdf
10.7.3 CRC 101, Intro to CRC and packing a poor man’s CRC
My name is Erich Berkovitz. I’ve been processing cannabis for about 10 years. I’ve been living in Oregon and an OMMP patient since 2013. For […]
10.7.2 CRC Murphy Murri style
One of the cannabis marketplace’s current blossoming love affairs is with color remediation chromatography (CRC). Actually, somewhat of a misnomer, in that chromatography simply separates […]
10.7.1 First Column Chromatography experiment
When packed into a column and solutions are passed through them, various media changes the rates that the different constituents in the solution reach the […]
10.6 Sweet Mary’s Charms III
Another thank you to Dr. Justin Fischedick for the pile-o-papers and studies, in support of my quest to solve the CBN riddle, and the study […]
10.5 THC-O-A Acetate
Disclaimer: The techniques described here require at least High School chemistry lab training and experience in chemistry lab techniques, as well as adequate ventilation and […]
10.4 Isomerizing
Disclaimer: The techniques described here require at least High School chemistry lab training and experience in chemistry lab techniques, as well as adequate ventilation and […]
10.3 Pentane/Hexane/Heptane and brine wash
Polishing Extract: We’ve discussed how to make pristine museum quality bragging rights concentrates, but what do you do after the fact, when what’cha got is […]
10.2 Winterizing
Winterizing is the term for redissolving a non polar extraction in a polar solvent and then lowering the temperature low and long enough for the […]
10.1.4 Decarboxylation 101
As produced by the cannabis plant, the cannabinoids are produced in carboxylic acid form, which means that there is a carboxyl group (COOH) attached. Note […]
10.1.3 Closed Wash Decarb by Ichiban Crafter
Hee, hee, hee, snicker, snark, snort! Check out this 150F Closed Wash Decarb paper by Ichiban Crafter!
10.1.2 Decarboxylating Ethanol Tinctures In Situ
One of the issues with extracting with ethanol and then using the alcohol mixture as a tincture, is that as extracted, THC-a does not readily […]
10.1.1 Decarboxylation of Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) to active THC
10.1.1 Decarboxylation of Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) to active THC by Iffland, Carus, Grotenhermen, at nova-Institute GmbH http://eiha.org/media/2014/08/16-10-25-Decarboxylation-of-THCA-to-active-THC.pdf Download this paper and further documents at: www.eiha.org This […]
10.1 Decarboxylation
As produced by the cannabis plant, the cannabinoids are produced in carboxylic acid form, which means that there is a carboxyl group (COOH) attached. Note […]