filtering oil in solution. will this work?

[pseudostelariae]

i'm looking to physically separate any potential mold spores or other contaminants from full spectrum oil and would appreciate some feedback on whether or not this will work.

i read that a .22micron filter will remove any unwanted particles including spores so that's what i tracked down.

i plan on dissolving oil into enough alcohol to pass through the filter using either a hand-held vacuum pump or repurposing my vacuum sealer before distilling the alcohol away to leave pure, filtered oil.

thoughts?

 

[Sirdabsalot46n2]

This will work for spores that do not produce an aflatoxin...

Please identify your spores before proceeding.

 

[pseudostelariae]

it appears to be powdery mildew which from what i've read does not produce an aflatoxin.

it looks just like that except not nearly as bad. just a few spots mainly on my only sativa. the rest of the tent looks more or less fine with a spot here and there. i've been cleaning the leaves as i see it but still, i'd prefer to extract and filter everything just to be safe.

 

[Gray Wolf]

i'm looking to physically separate any potential mold spores or other contaminants from full spectrum oil and would appreciate some feedback on whether or not this will work.

i read that a .22micron filter will remove any unwanted particles including spores so that's what i tracked down.

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i plan on dissolving oil into enough alcohol to pass through the filter using either a hand-held vacuum pump or repurposing my vacuum sealer before distilling the alcohol away to leave pure, filtered oil.

thoughts?

.2 microns is small enough to take out all the mold filaments and spores, which works on molds like powdery mildew and botrytis, that don't leave behind aflatoxins.

Composting molds such as aspirgillus , that grow on dead, instead of living plants, do produce aflatoxins, which filtration won't remove.

 

[Gray Wolf]

it appears to be powdery mildew which from what i've read does not produce an aflatoxin.

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it looks just like that except not nearly as bad. just a few spots mainly on my only sativa. the rest of the tent looks more or less fine with a spot here and there. i've been cleaning the leaves as i see it but still, i'd prefer to extract and filter everything just to be safe.

Powdery mildew.

 

[pseudostelariae]

does anyone have a link to a proper filter? i'm not sure if sigma-aldrich is going to sell this to me without being a legitimate organization. all i can find are syringe filters and i'd like to be able to filter more than 100cc at a time.

 

[Breakover]

Peristaltic pump, a small ten hole header, some tubing, fittings, and leur lock adapters and you can run 1000 CC (10@100cc/ea) at a time without hand pumping a syringe. Half a quart takes our little pump about 20 min to filter.

Worth it if you do a lot of syringe filtering.

 

[pseudostelariae]

right, so i managed to get ahold of the .22 micron filters in the OP, now i just need a vacuum. will a foodsaver type vacuum be strong enough or do i need to get into the realm of lab-worthy vacuum pumps? i plan on a vacuum purging chamber eventually but i have to do this one significant piece of equipment at a time.