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The Hive => Chemicals & Equipment => Topic started by: Gringo on December 09, 2003, 09:28:00 PM

Title: After Steam Destillation
Post by: Gringo on December 09, 2003, 09:28:00 PM

Hey guys!

I was thinking about making a steam destillation with some plant material. No difficult thing!

I will dissolve the recieve with ether (my cheaper choice: chloroform) to dissolve the recive in the recieving-flask. Is it necessary to vacuum-distill the whole liquid, to obtain the "pure" solvent without the aqueous layer?

Title: steam destillation with some plant material
Post by: bio on December 10, 2003, 12:53:00 AM

After the oil comes over with the water most will separate out. Put NaCl calculated to saturation in the reciever (separating funnel) for better separation. After separating the oil then extract the water a couple times with your solvent.

Title: good
Post by: Gringo on December 10, 2003, 08:22:00 PM

Title: you won't need to pull the oil out with a...
Post by: amine on December 13, 2003, 12:04:00 AM

you won't need to pull the oil out with a solvent, just use a seperatory funnel.

Save you some money :)

Title: yeah, I alrady got the point....
Post by: Gringo on December 17, 2003, 08:50:00 PM

yeah, I alrady got the point....

Theoretical its a bit wierd to understand the sep. funnel (sounds just too easy...).
Practical I lauged at my self.. :)
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