I did a search for heptane and xylene in the subject line and was surprised to find zero hits. My object here is to put side by side notes about various non polar solvents (NPS) in one place. Suggestions welcome to amend with pertinent information I'm likely missing. I feel like this would be useful for many as a WIKI reference if were all there in one place.
I have 99% n-Heptane, Naphtha, Xylene, Toluene and D-Limonene, and would like to understand them better, not just follow an extraction tek because it's what that author used.
I've been finding a post here and there briefly mentioning these solvents, but can anyone corroborate my understanding of the attributes of these solvents? I was all set to pull using xylene or toluene, but after suggestion by forum member, heptane is perhaps better for this task and just not used as often simply because it is difficult to procure, and thus less info available for amateur like myself. There's a few ?'s listed below, if anyone cared to fill in the blanks that would be fantastic.
Also, could someone elucidate what makes a solvent evaporate faster/slower at a given temperature?
Up til now I thought it was relationship to boiling point, but it seems I've been wrong about that.
Heptane
-NPS good for pulling pure DMT
-boiling point 98.83°C
-evaporation relative to other solvents??? not sure?? odor not as strong as xylene/toluene
-difficult to find
-will pull spice decently at room temperature
-high level of confidence that this reagent grade heptane won't leave mystery substances
-will it work with FASA or FASI?
-most desirable for maximum/purest extraction of desired alkaloids
-notes to run heptane through distillation apparatus?
-if evaporated, recommended wash protocol?
Toluene
-NPS good for pulling DMT and jungle spice
-boiling point 111°C
-evaporates faster than Xylene but slower than Naphtha, strong permeating odor
-moderately difficult to find - generally replaced in stores by the "safer" xylene
-will pull spice decently at room temperature
-uncertain of purity as it is sold as paint thinner
-works with FASA (and FASI?)
-notes to run toluene through distillation apparatus?
-if evaporated, recommended wash protocol?
Xylene
-NPS good for pulling DMT and jungle spice
-boiling point 138.5°C
-slow evaporation, strong permeating odor
-easy to find
-will pull spice decently at room temperature
-uncertain of purity as it is sold as paint thinner
-works with FASA (and FASI?)
-notes to run xylene through distillation apparatus?
-if evaporated, recommended wash protocol?
Naphtha
-NPS good for pulling DMT only, no jungle spice
-boiling range 30-200°C (full range naphtha)
-fast evaporation, odor better than toluene/xylene
-easy to find
-elevated temperature helps to assist solubility of DMT (per Vovin's tek)
-uncertain of purity, mixture of hydrocarbons
-will it work with FASA / FASI? (I haven't been interested in this since it won't grab jungle
spice, but wanted to be thorough here)
-notes to run naphtha through distillation apparatus?
-if evaporated, recommended wash protocol?
D-Limonene
-NPS good for pulling DMT and jungle spice
-boiling point 176°C
-slower evaporation, orange scent
-easy to find
-will pull spice decently at room temperature
-uncertain of purity, but non-toxic, food safe
-works with FASI i.e. BLAB tek (will it work with FASA?)
-notes to run D-Limonene through distillation apparatus?
-if evaporated, recommended wash protocol?
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