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It says that you simply dissolve the Concrete in the solvent (alcohol), and then evaporate off the alcohol and you are left with the Absolute.
I don't understand. How does simply dissolving it and then evaporating the solvent remove the waxes?
Is there something that can be added to the solution to precipitate out the waxes?
I have done the procedure without any heat using Everclear. Blob of Concrete went in and dissolved... then the everclear was evaporated off, leaving behind a layer of transparent, amber colored, hard product. Many call this "Shatter". Is this the Absolute? Where did the waxes go?
Can someone explain the chemistry involved.
The Concrete is highly fragrant, and smells exactly like the strain from which it was extracted. The Absolute (if that is what I have) is pretty much odorless.
Read the section on Solvent Extraction:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_oil#Solvent_extraction
I don't understand. How does simply dissolving it and then evaporating the solvent remove the waxes?
Is there something that can be added to the solution to precipitate out the waxes?
I have done the procedure without any heat using Everclear. Blob of Concrete went in and dissolved... then the everclear was evaporated off, leaving behind a layer of transparent, amber colored, hard product. Many call this "Shatter". Is this the Absolute? Where did the waxes go?
Can someone explain the chemistry involved.
The Concrete is highly fragrant, and smells exactly like the strain from which it was extracted. The Absolute (if that is what I have) is pretty much odorless.
Read the section on Solvent Extraction:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_oil#Solvent_extraction