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[*] posted on 26-3-2023 at 08:13
Cashew Oil.. failed


I've been grinding cashew kernels into a fine powder and then using my soxhlet extractor with ethanol.

I boiled the extract down to remove ethanol but I was left with a water soluble liquid and a thick tar like substance that stuck in a coffee filter.

I think I'm approaching this incorrectly.
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[*] posted on 26-3-2023 at 13:27


Ethonal is polar, most oils are non polar. Hope this helps
Edit: i need tostart reading twice before i post.
Many of the compounts found in food are tempature sensitive.
Using a vacuum to reduce the heat required to remove the solvent may be required
Any specific target your look8ng to collect?

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[*] posted on 26-3-2023 at 13:59


Quote: Originally posted by Rainwater  
Ethonal is polar, most oils are non polar. Hope this helps
Edit: i need tostart reading twice before i post.
Many of the compounts found in food are tempature sensitive.
Using a vacuum to reduce the heat required to remove the solvent may be required
Any specific target your look8ng to collect?

[Edited on 26-3-2023 by Rainwater]


Thanks, this weeks homework is to learn properly which solvents are which, I had good results with acetone and walnut oil but used ethanol this time as I have more of it.
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[*] posted on 26-3-2023 at 21:47


You can maybe obtain medicinal petrolether, it is usually a mixture of isohexanes with b.p. 60-70 C.
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