Operator Closed Loop Water Error

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justintime420

Active member

• Nov 13, 2017

• #1

One of my trained staff somehow ended up with water in the end product (locked within a valve or another means) after a 48 hour purge it still pops on the nail test not due to solvent since a side by side slab was ran back to back and it is proper but by this water.


In the past I throw it into a column with the same strain and re run it and getting back basically double what I normally yield pour on 2 trays etc and turns out just fine.


This time it was the last of the strain any thoughts on to getting that moisture out? Was thinking throw it into 2 reducer cones connected to each other and running cold solvent over the frozen cones but any other ideas are welcome Thanks!
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troutman

Seed Whore

• Nov 13, 2017

• #2

Maybe get a desiccator?

Desiccators are sometimes used to remove traces of water from an almost-dry sample.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiccator

 

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justintime420

Active member

• Nov 13, 2017

• #3

I have a heated one available and also an oven just didnt want to crank temps and lose alot of the goodies in the process

 

Gray Wolf

A Posse ad Esse. From Possibility to realization.

Mentor

ICMag Donor

Veteran

• Nov 13, 2017

• #4

What temperature and vacuum level are you purging at?

 

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justintime420

Active member

• Nov 13, 2017

• #5

97 degrees and 28.5 in hg because of the elevation Im located in.

 

Gray Wolf

A Posse ad Esse. From Possibility to realization.

Mentor

ICMag Donor

Veteran

• Nov 13, 2017

• #6

justintime420 said:

97 degrees and 28.5 in hg because of the elevation Im located in.

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I suggest trying a sample at 115F.

 

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justintime420

Active member

• Nov 14, 2017

• #7

will do definitely before having to re process. Will get the last slabs out and try a 115 purge to get the moisture out. Slab will most likely be "sugaring" up by that time