geez, sorry
Na2CO3, sodium carbonate. (As if I'd be talking about NaOH if I'm describing dry basing) The amount of base is the amount specified in the tetra trap method, about one to two table spoons per gram.
'what you extract into, etc'
I clearly state that extraction is done using an 80:20 combination of naptha (or colemans is fine) and mineral turpentine (not pure, not yellow, but residueless mineral turpentine).
The pills are varied, blue and white 60s are the best, because they are ground easily.
De-shelled 120s may work nicely with that method, but I have my doubts, it's like trying to grind stickly lollies, where the small pieces like to clump together.
But it hasn't been attempted because he operates like this: one box for a method, if successful he buys maybe 3-5 boxes of the same brand to aquire enough for a nanoscale.
Oh but, any crystalline gak that appears as pfed.fb does... I'm uneducated on. But nothing like this has effected anything important.
spraying, mixing as vigorously and as often as you have the patience for, time, and extraction solvent is the secret...which is no secret at all, it's common sense.
I thought I was clear, (1) do a tetra trap, (2) skip the tetra, (3) use a sprayer and not a spoon, (4) aswell take 3hrs to build up to temperature with (5) vigorous mixing with a wet skewer.
(6) Decant the first pull in to an appropriately sized glass bottle, fitted with a funnel and using 1 coffee (7) filter to remove the cellulose vessels (floating clouds...are ya with me?)
Now spend about 10-20min on the 2nd and 3rd pulls, again filtering through the same filter paper, which hopefully contained mimimal solids from the first pulls filtration.
On the 3rd pull, decant the NP sitting on top of the pillmass as you had done on the 1st and 2nd...but this time (
use a coffee plunger or other similar implement to SQUEEZE out any remaining NP from the pillmass.
note this has been shown to also bring a small amount of basic water across which requires separation.
Now...(9) Look at your combined layers in the bottle, observe whether it is clear or requires further filtration.
I mean by all means try passing 120s through this technique, but the result Ill just speculate will contain residues of various colourations and descriptions which require rinses.
LAstly, if you do a tiny h2O wash of the bottle containing your NP, don't add H2O to your acetone for the plate rinse.
Well I do want to help, as you queried, but I didn't know how much detail you needed to get you on your way...