Citric Acid Degumming?

At this point I think it's pretty well established that I'm a bumbling idiot with a barely minimal understanding of even the most basic of concepts but who somehow manages to achieve some kind of marginal results......like Homer Simpson, except without debilitating drinking problem as an excuse.

So if someone could be so kind as to point me to some resource or video that would explain/show the process of degumming bho/distillate with citric acid as if they were explaining it to a smarter than average 3 year old jar of mayonnaise I'll happily check it out and be out of your hair.

thank you, have a good evening.

I found this:

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.516.4845&rep=rep1&type=pdf

"Acid degumming
Crude rapeseed and sunflower oils were heated to 80 °C and water solution of citric acid (30 %) was then added in amount of 2 % (by volume of the oil). The mixture was stirred for 20 minutes. The oil/acid mixture was kept at 80 °C up to 15 min, cooled down to 25 °C, mixed with water (1 %) and transferred to a holding vessel. After settling for 60 min the mixture was centrifuged for 20 min to separate acid degummed oil from its by-products."


I assume Buchner filtering instead of centrifuging is adequate, and the acidic water solution is removed with a separatory funnel.

I cant attest to this site/product/sop, but ive found this via popular instagram posts.

http://www.columbolabs.com/products/dgum-enzyme/

PDF link on the page bottom right side, DGum Instructions.

Mikell said:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=346816

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ya well this guy and a few others are the reason I no longer post or ask any questions here. it's been made very clear to me that I vastly lack the intelligence to be doing these things if I can't figure it out on my own.....and that's not an opinion gathered from just this snippet.

mobin said:

if i hold your hand now what are you gonna reach for when it's time to swim?

pay to play, google or crack a book.

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Hey bud, that's just not true. The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.

I ride on the shoulders of others here. I ask a lot of questions and some of them are very frustrating. Take a look at the thread called "Funk Science". The OP walked me though that test thing and look how frustrated he got. But I kept pounding him and I finally learned how to do it myself.

We all learn from someone else. There's nothing wrong with that.

In another life I was the elder in hacking forums. I had regular classes, teaching people. And, yes it can be very frustrating with some students. But, the task yields it's own reward so I found that teaching is one of the best ways to learn. As most teachers know this, they don't mind walking you through things.

Others make rude comments and try to discourage you from learning. Ignore them and enjoy.

Ah sorry should have seen that. Mobin seems more useful to read than interact with. I find him interesting, many interesting people lack social grace.

BigJohnny said:

ya well this guy and a few others are the reason I no longer post or ask any questions here. it's been made very clear to me that I vastly lack the intelligence to be doing these things if I can't figure it out on my own.....and that's not an opinion gathered from just this snippet.

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Bro. Keep your chin up. Chemistry is fucking hard, even if you have had formal training and job experience, which not many of us has had. I know very little, but have gained some practical experience that I like to share and help others where I can. Research, experiment, be safe, have fun and gain knowledge - these are what I try to do...

BigJohnny said:

ya well this guy and a few others are the reason I no longer post or ask any questions here. it's been made very clear to me that I vastly lack the intelligence to be doing these things if I can't figure it out on my own.....and that's not an opinion gathered from just this snippet.

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Wow. I see you've made some progress. You didn't have the sack to quote anything else I said about the matter. When you process cannabis for other people to use, you have moral resppnsibities to oblige. You lack the desire to learn, which is demonstrated by your continuing queries. If you were just a guy doing it for fun I'd help you, if you listened....id help you. But like I said before, and in the very beginning of my original post, I didnt wanna play school teacher for this very reason. Now there's a ton of dipshits like you chasing the same dollar and selling shit with who knows what in it. Maybe I'll check back next year to see if you're still trying to piss over your nuts.

Lab Society has a filtering kit that includes citric acid.


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Chromatography Column
Separatory Funnel
Cap Stopper
C-Bleach (500 g.)
Citric Acid (1 lb.)
Pure Baking Soda (1 lb.)
MagSil-PR (500 g.)
Silica Gel

Related parts, including clamps, tubing, and stands are also all included with this kit!

American-made glassware.

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Information about the main components of this kit:

Chromatography Column

fritted disc, fine-meshed glass particle screen for a high flow rate while retaining solids
GL-18 fitting, for quick removal and fast sealing
PTFE stopcock for controlling flow rate
Rodaviss 45/50 top outer joint, for easy removal of glass-on-glass connections
3 inch diameter x 24 inch effective length
American-made borosilicate glass.


Separatory Funnel

GL-18 bottom connection, for quick removal and fast sealing
Rodaviss stopper, for easy removal of glass-on-glass joints
PTFE stopcock for controlling flow rate
6,000 ml. capacity
American-made borosilicate glass


Cap Stopper

2-Port inlet adapter, 45/50 Rodaviss inner joint
2 GL-18 inlet ports with 2 bent barbed fittings for GL-18 connections – One has a downstem, and the other is a side port with no downstem.
Rodaviss 45/50 stopper, for easy removal of glass on glass joints
Can be used for vacuum applications
American-made borosilicate glass


C-Bleach (500 g.)

adsorbs oils/greases
carrier for pesticides and fertilizers
great for clarifying, decolorizing, and numerous other pharmaceutical applications


Citric Acid (1 lb.)

lowers pH
used as a preservative in food and beverages
chelating agent


Pure Baking Soda (1 lb.)

raises pH
commonly used to buffer pH


MagSil-PR (500 g.)

removes pesticides
improves color
improves clarity
binds to polar water-soluble compounds


Silica Gel

made of Silicon Dioxide
desiccant
stationary phase in Chromatography


Note: You will need a filtration vacuum pump of some kind if you’re looking for a constant feed from the 2-port inlet adapter into your setup.

https://labsociety.com/lab-equipment/pesticide-removal-kit/

Does this kit come with an SOP? I've already got a decent seperatory funnel and I think I've got a chromotography column somewhere too.