Extraction ISO efficiency?

[Builder0101]

Did a 3 rinse iso extract last night with 1/2 oz of good popcorn and sugar leaves. Added resin to 75ml coconut oil. My tcheck said 15mg/ml. I've gotten that result with coconut oil and water boil extraction. I thought iso would be more effective. Any input is appreciated.

 

[AFNG]

Your tcheck only measures to 15 mg/ml. Things like chlorophyll and clarity can also effect results and I think temp can as well.

So let's say your material is only 10% . Which would be on low side but using it as example.

14 grams at 10% would equal 1400 mg total.
1400mg / 75 ml equals 18.666666 mg/ml . Since tcheck only measures up to 15 mg/ml that's all it will say. So you do need to dilute some of it down more to figure out what you really have.

Can you use iso extraction for edibles?

 

[pop22]

Yes you can use it for edibles. People have the mistaken idea that ISO is deadly poison, its not. the problem with it is it causes alcohol poisoning with half the volume of ethanol. The minuscule amount left in QWISO is not toxic.

Your tcheck only measures to 15 mg/ml. Things like chlorophyll and clarity can also effect results and I think temp can as well.

So let's say your material is only 10% . Which would be on low side but using it as example.

14 grams at 10% would equal 1400 mg total.
1400mg / 75 ml equals 18.666666 mg/ml . Since tcheck only measures up to 15 mg/ml that's all it will say. So you do need to dilute some of it down more to figure out what you really have.

Can you use iso extraction for edibles?

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

the biggest risk of eth/iso hash is the boiling off...all that flamable vapor in the air.iso has a lower boiling/flash/evap point and will make more vapor and a lower temp,with a bigger bang.if.
as eth is half as poisionous as iso.or iso is twice as poisonous as eth.its fairly safe aslong as you be sensible.has the same kinda warnings as a can of petrol/tin of lighter fluid/tube of glue/can of paint.be sensinble,take neccasary precautions.glasses/gloves/steel toecaps/mum on speeddial etc.work in the corner of the garden,nice breeze,no electrical equipement,no arsehole sneaking up on you with a joint hanging out ther gob and a lighter at the ready.
would i recommend iso for edibles ? no not really.only because there are tastier (damp dog) better/safer/cheaper/easier ways to extract or melt/suspend it in other stuff.
QWISO quick wash iso (hash) is there a silent hash on the end ? or just me ? anytime ive made qwiso hash its been just that.(a hash not a honey or an oil ) it was washed/filtered real quick to end up with more of a.....dry sift/bubble hash.blob placed on a cup warmer for hours,then left to air dry till it was like an old fashioned hard,solid lump of hash.
but back to title of thread iso efficency ?
extracting thc polar,non polar and semi polar...its like how magnatized thc is to say water/iso/butter
99.9% iso is better at extracting thc than 70% iso
i have a book with chart s of whats polar/non and semi...and a list of lots o chemicals/fats/sugars etc and how effictive they are at removing/disolving thc from the plant or gland.
off the top of me head using butters/sugars/fats/eth etc. of less than 70% is verging on yer wasting yer time v effort v material v yields.
iso is more efficive than eth on the chart.il have a dig around and see if i can come up with a picture.
good luck n keep er lit

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Alcohol vapors will "pool" in a low spot and can become explosive. It only has about 1/10 of the energy value of butane but it can still blow you up.

Denatured and ISO alcohol are poisonous to humans. No mater how well you vacuum the end product some of that toxicity remains in the final product. No states have approved the sale of ISO extracted concentrates in fact they are explicitly illegal. The fact that testing easily reveals their presence even in commercially produced products should be fair warning not to do it at home. Your product is likely to be even more contaminated.

Just use ethanol or even better a rosin press for a solvent-less extraction.

The vaping of Dabs is under investigation for the toxicity of the terpenes when vaped. Evidently we are not totally in the clear here as well . I guess I will just have to die one vape at a time.

 

[blue]

Denatured and ISO alcohol are poisonous to humans. No mater how well you vacuum the end product some of that toxicity remains in the final product. No states have approved the sale of ISO extracted concentrates in fact they are explicitly illegal. The fact that testing easily reveals their presence even in commercially produced products should be fair warning not to do it at home. Your product is likely to be even more contaminated.

Glad i read this in time! ... 3 bottles of iso ... 2 jars of suspect moldy weed .... and a click away from getting the coffee filters!!

Think i may have dodged the bullet!! (like this)

Perhaps i can use the ISO for making a Covid-Killer Spray!!

it can still blow you up.

Yeah .. I'm quickly going off the idea!!
Looks like my jars are destined for the dustbin!!

 

[pop22]

ALL alcohol is poisonous. Denatured is deadly in very small amounts and for different reasons. Iso is not much different from grain alcohol, 8 ounces of pure grain alcohol will kill you, 4 ounces of ISO will also. However both suppress brainstem activity, that is how death occurs. Denatured is literally poison and destroys nerve and brain cells, and should NEVER be used internally. ISO small quantities is not, as it's properties are similar to grain alcohol. It can be purged the same as grain alcohol. Check with Skunkfarm Reasearch for more information. ISO is safe to use to make concentrate. Just like grain alcohol, it merely needs to be purged.

Glad i read this in time! ... 3 bottles of iso ... 2 jars of suspect moldy weed .... and a click away from getting the coffee filters!!

Think i may have dodged the bullet!! (like this)
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Perhaps i can use the ISO for making a Covid-Killer Spray!!



Yeah .. I'm quickly going off the idea!!
Looks like my jars are destined for the dustbin!!

 

[bakEQuatorial]

ALL alcohol is poisonous. Denatured is deadly in very small amounts and for different reasons. Iso is not much different from grain alcohol, 8 ounces of pure grain alcohol will kill you, 4 ounces of ISO will also. However both suppress brainstem activity, that is how death occurs. Denatured is literally poison and destroys nerve and brain cells, and should NEVER be used internally. ISO small quantities is not, as it's properties are similar to grain alcohol. It can be purged the same as grain alcohol. Check with Skunkfarm Reasearch for more information. ISO is safe to use to make concentrate. Just like grain alcohol, it merely needs to be purged.

I've always thought that ISO is denatured by default and only ethanol has denatured or non denatured versions. Looks like I was very wrong lol.

 

[pop22]

this is from the MSDS sheet for ISO. For those that don't know, LD50 is the dose that's lethal to 50% of test subjects.

 

[pop22]

and here is one comparing Ethyl and ISO