Hexane looks to be $16 per gallon + hazardous fees per case, same as hyakol. Doh, should have done more homework. Just saw a thread from "thegardenscure" about it, no doubt the hexane looks like honey oil.
Shamelessy plaigarized this from that thread:
"I know that there are a lot of people who are skeptical about using a chemical they may never have heard of to prepare something they are going to smoke.
Time to dispell some myths:
Hexane is one of the most common solvents used in the food industry. It is the solvent of choice used to prepare any fatty substances, due to ease of use, safety, purity of product, and high yields. Hexane is used to prepare cocoa butter, cooking oil, vanilla, and many other essential oils. It is also used to remove the fat from, and prepare, defatted flour and defatted soy.
Many people (myself included) are skeptical of boardmembers who post statements without references. For these people, here are some references to get you going:
"Hexane is manufactured to the high standards required by the food and extraction industry."
--> from Shell's Datasheet on Hexane Extraction
-->Available online at
"Hexane is the extraction medium used for the bulk of canola oil which is sold into the commodity grocery chain market as well as to the food industry. "
-->From "Canola Info"
--> Available online at
The Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1998
(A table with accpetable uses of hexane in the UK)
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1998/19982257.htm
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