I have been pondering the d-limo recovery from rons69s tek(seems I can never recover a lot of d-limo even using a french press)
Then I ran across this method posted in another tek so thought Id share it here:
After you are done doing all your d-limo pulls with the cactus/lime/water/limo goop...
You could try mixing in some sodium carbonate (baking soda in the oven at 400f for 2 hours makes soda carb). This releases the limo ime.
I'd just mix it in little by little with a spoon over a few minutes until you get the desired result, maybe half a teaspoon at a time. I typically dont measure things. I dont have experience getting the limo out from lime sludge with heat or any other way, but I think the soda carb should do the trick. The soda carb is converting the lime to lye and precips limestone particles, which ime releases the limo.
And this is a post from someone who tried it:
Was able to recover 500 ml limo from one jar and 400ml from the other. 6-7 teaspoons of sodium carbonate was added to each jar and stirred. Once mixed in the added sodium carbonate started releasing the limo almost immediately.
However, it didn't exactly break down the sludge to granules as it's still a soupy mix but I imagine the lye will continue breaking it down!!
This tek works extremely well! Thanks, Ouro!
I love this stuff! Mad kitchen chemistry!
Hope this helps everyone in recovering maximum amoutn of d-limo for salting...
futura