QUICK WASH ETHANOL (QWET) EXTRACTION QWET cannabis oil extraction involves freezing cannabis and ethanol before combining them to “wash” and harvest the cannabinoids and terpenes from the cannabis...
Are “Hazardous” Solvents used to Extract Botanicals Oils? Common misconceptions of manufacturing cannabinoid derived value-added concentrates exist. The Extraction of these botanical compounds can...
As you consider the rapidly growing extraction market, your initial decisions will impact your entire cultivation and extraction workflow. Illustration: Marina Vorontsova Only 10 percent of the...
Hydrocarbon Extraction; A Complete Guide. Hydrocarbon; First: Some Definitions: Before we can begin our discussion, we need to clear up two commonly misunderstood words – “Organic” (when referring...
DECARBING (The Science of Cannabis: Extraction Methods & More) Decarboxylation, commonly referred to as decarbing, turns THCA into THC. You’ve probably heard of activated THC and non-activated...
Say it with me, NO -- MORE -- WINTERIZING! For years processors and extractors have been faced with the daunting task of post processing to refine crude oils to a state of which was suitable for...
Terpenes are naturally occurring compounds found in cannabis and other useful plants all over the world. You’ll almost always hear about terpenes when buying cannabis-based products, such as how...
As the cannabis industry has mushroomed over the past few years, the share of the market attributed to cannabis extracts has burgeoned even faster. So far, two types of cannabis extracts, butane...
THC is the primary psychoactive element found inside the cannabis plant. But there are actually different variations of the compound known as THC. Scientists often refer to THC as...
This brief overview will focus on "aspects" of cannabis emulsions via ultrasonication so that others may start or find useful such information. Initially, response surface methodology (RSM) was...
