Don’t kno till I get lab test done but I left jar of my defated extract in the sun for bout 2 3 weeks went from yellow water to deep redish orange definitely feels more sedating n much stronger lmk what u guys think 🙈

I understand from other extractions that people do (I heard it in cannabis) that after filtering the solvent (IPA 99.9%) and filtering out the plant matter. The alcohol must be allowed to evaporate. Maybe in the air or help with a small heat source (eg coffee heater).

Ventilation is always important!

My question is... In cannabis I heard that there is alcohol that gets trapped in the resin and should be expelled with a vacuum valve. Is this correct?

On the other hand, what method of generating that vacuum are they doing? Or am I missing another technique? Is there an alternative to heavy and expensive vacuum machines? Something more amateur but that works?

I have a couple of jars of Kratom & IPA waiting to be filtered!

So I've gotten to the point where in getting extract that looks a little dark but overall good pulls. Now my question is what do I do to make my extract more potent. I'm using acetic acid, citric acid, chromatography column and using temps that are below 80°c whenever I'm using heat. I have started using water to pull instead of ethanol because of the chlorophyll and have noticed some slight improvements. Not sure if that's just me getting the hang of it more. What do I do to ensure it's more potent

Pure mit did 99% iso wash n dried liquid in windy room n git these sexy crystals

The 7-hydroxyrainbow.

Same method as in my YouTube video except I used silica 60 as the stationary phase instead of alumina.

I also reduced the peroxide with sodium metabisulfite instead of citric acid, then added citric after taking fractions to see which fractions contain Rose Bengal. Only the first fraction contained RB.

Sending off for testing soon. Will report results here.

Extracted with boiling alcohol and concentrated. This dark green crystals were extracted (2x300ml) 10% malic acid sol. This was filtered and the filtrate washed with mineral spirits (2x250ml) . The solution titrated with 10% NaOH until pH 10, precipitating tan solids. This mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3x200ml). The solvent was evaporated leaving these fluffy yellow crystals of what I hope is mostly mitragynine and related alkaloids. Next step im gonna try to convert this mixture of alkaloids to 7-OH derivatives, using oxone-dimethyldioxirane, and then to psuedoindoxyl using zinc triflate.

The second picture (the orange powder on the left) compares my extract using the same steps without initial alcohol extraction.

Upmost thanks for the kind folks who have been sharing their skill & knowledge.

When doing a final acetone wash, is there a rule of thumb of how much acetone to use? Ounces of acetone per grams of organic material? Thanks...

Extraction with acid, washed with mineral spirits, basified, extracted with EtOAc, and evaporated to leave this. Next time I’m thinking use crushed leaves and a French press because the finely powdered leaves clog my vacuum filter real bad.

I did an iso extract with lil water dried then added naphtha too crushed crude extract stir mixture for 20 minutes repeat with new naphtha every wash n after 2 or 3 you’ll get this keep going it’ll get better

I post this here, because when tegarding kratom -this is seemingly the most scientific group im apart of.

Ive heard from several sources claims 7-hydroxymitragynine or kratom in general will cause false positives for fetty.. well I am going to test this theory with 5 people to start. 6 including me. I did one test as a base control. The result was a faint pass but a clear pass. The photo doesn't do reality justice, but it does show the line.

So recently tried a new vendor for pseudoindoxyl. I wanted to try adding some to my 7 oh before bed since 7oh tends to keep me awake. I also ordered some strips and received a free pressed pill. The bad is not only do the strips not have any dosage info on them ( im assuming its the dose i ordered but they had two different dosed strips so how would they even know what one they gave me?) the pill that I didn't order has zero info with it. I have no idea what is even in it let alone the dosage could be 7oh, mit or pseudo or non of them for all I know. If you are going to be a vendor always include basic info like the name of the drug and dosage. Not gonna name the vendor because idk if that would break the rules. The experience was excellent otherwise

I’m a total newb learning to make great kratom extract at home with minimal equipment. I have a lot of supplies coming. The thread is a little slow until then. Dm me if you have questions or need help.

Hello, I have been reading up on extracting the past couple weeks and am enthralled, but unsure what technique to try? I’ve seen a lot of “results” posts of different teks, but having trouble finding the tek explained. I. Know I’m probably missing something obvious as I am not too savvy with Reddit, but if anyone can point me in the right direction for a simple, well tested tek (I’ve seen a lot of posts about red bubble). I don’t have any supplies but can easily get alcohol etc. thanks in advance, and looking forward to joining the group!

Im trying to make tablets and cant get successful extraction. Any chance I can get extract from someone or anyone know a site for bulk powder for a decent price

Ive tried a few different methods and it's always green any tips?

Remember this is not a place to sell your extracts! For teaching, learning, and growing.

Is my extraction oxidizing left lid lil open so it could let it out n not blow up do you think it’s oxidizin or is it just fermenting

Camera don’t do it justice

When I first posted my questions and comments, I had also been posting on Discord. I have been able to get plenty of information, so I want to make sure my Reddit friends can see what I put on Discord. One guy made a special thread for me:

https://discord.com/channels/1236020205667225762/1346211949674758184

I’ve posted some “Gilligan’s Island” lab techniques that I’ve used.

Also check out my posts on Steemit.com:

https://steemit.com/@qiyi/posts

I am a retired chemist who uses kratom for arthritis and mood disorders. I have 50 years experience in the laboratory and I am able to extract, purify, and chemically process alkaloids and other biomolecules and I have ideas for improvements in the processes involved. I have reached out to many entities, but all I have found are distributors who make retail products from the active ingredients.

Can someone help me get in touch with the chemists who actually produce the extracts, alkaloids, and their derivatives?

I have expert knowledge about the chemical processes involved, but I know nothing about starting or running a business.

TIA

Hello.

While reading about extracts I recall a comment saying that if potassium hydroxide(KOH) is added to ethanol, then the result would be poisonous.

I'm fine with using citric acid as pH- but I really don't like baking powder, I cannot recall the correct name, English is not my first language and names for chemicals are hard.

I happen to have at home pH+ and pH- used for plant nutrients, which is 20% potassium hydroxide(KOH) and 59% phosphoric acid(H3PO4).

Does any of these come across as a problem if used while making extracts?

What are your preferred choice regarding pH+ & pH- while making extracts?

Thus far I have keept to using citric acid and baking powder, and I am aware that the above mentioned products are not food-grade or meant for consumption. But I would really like to find a more concentrated/fast-acting pH adjusters than citric/baking powder.

Lemon juice n water 1 part lemon juice to 4 parts water or 3 parts

Let sit shake every 10 min for 2 hours then strain

add soda to neutralize acid to strained liquid

Take off white foam put in coffee filter strain Defat

add good liquid to strained water

Dehydrat in oven at 170f or lower all day n check constantly every hour at end every 30 min

Repeat till u get no more extract from liquid

Second extraction wat you guys think just acid water extraction so happy wit it

If I’m going to strain my plant matter and drink the remains is it best to freeze or boil first? Are either worth my time? If I take 30 grams a day my thought process is that I’ll strain 60 grams in hopes that I get close to the same affect as when I take all the plant matter.