u/Pats-Prickly-Plants

I recently posted a timelapse of a soxhlet extraction of SS02 x eileen, and I'm back with more notes and comments on the process and as to whether its helpful or hurtful.

I ran some Juuls, and unless there was some super wide variation in the cuts (one was quite larger/older than the rest) I can say that the soxhlet was about half as efficient as the french press method. I will continue to do more refined tests as well as tightening the SOP for running a Cielo in the soxhlet.

yield for 69 grams of cactus was 1.14 via french press

yield for 66 grams via soxhlet was 0.5

I think the lack of agitation with the plant matter leaves the mescaline stuck in the plant matter leading to a less efficient extraction. I used 500 mL of solvent in the soxhlet and 1000 mL via the french press. French press from start to finish takes me about 2.5 hrs and the soxhlet takes 1 Hr for the first cycle and 40 min for the ones following. So I can get roughly 4 cycles on the soxhlet in the amount of time it takes to do the french press.

If this method is refined to determine how many pulls are needed to extract all mesc then this could be an easy way to have the extraction running in the background while tending to other projects not to mention not breathing in solvent, and reduced solvent usage saving money and health.

I'm open to any ideas or suggestions on ways to improve the extraction TEK for the soxhlet!

I have found evidence that cytochrome P 450 converts n,n-DMT to DMT-NO but I can't find any literature supporting that this happens from the air as well. Im assuming when DMT is left in the air long enough the oxidation product could be DMT-NO and I think I could covert it back to regular NN via dissolving in an acidic solution such as vinegar followed by adding zinc powder to reduce it. Filter said solution to remove excess Zinc powder and then free base it by adding base. I'm open to any advice as to why it would or wouldn't work.

I dont need or want it back, its forever a ground score tbh but id be cool to see who ended up with it! It was a lil green cactus plushie with a pink tuft for hair/a flower, if you got him or know the person who scored lmk!

If I were to run a soxhlet extractor with ethyl acetate and use magnesium sulfate to keep any water out of the solvent, could there be any adverse reactions from heating/boiling the solvent with the magnesium sulfate in it?