Comments on: How to Extract Plant Alkaloids? http://coffeebrew.info/how-to-extract-plant-alkaloids.htm Coffee Grind and Brew | Coffee Brewing Questions & Answers Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:26:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: m w http://coffeebrew.info/how-to-extract-plant-alkaloids.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3161 m w Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:19:19 +0000 http://coffeebrew.info/how-to-extract-plant-alkaloids.htm#comment-3161 what exactly are you up to ? trying to make your own energy drink? If so, this is a dangerous thing. too much of these chemicals can kill you. And if you don't know what your doing you could injure yourself in the extraction process. that said, follow the instructions here http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/dmt/dmt_chemistry1.shtml **** update **** you didn't read the link did you? You added ground up coffee beans to a polar solvent. That won't work. the alkaloids are in non polar forms. follow these steps... 1) grind up material 2) add acidified water 3) let it sit 4) seperate the solids from the liquid via a coffee filter 5) repeat if you want 6) add basified water (NaOH + water) to pH 11 or so 7) cool 8) add nonpolar solvent. Shake well 9) seperate the layers. the alkaloid is in the non polar layer 10) repeat steps 8 and 9 if you want better yield 11) evaporate the non polar solvent 12) the residue is your alkaloids. *** update 2 *** vinegar is 5% acetic acid + flavorings. acetic acid is a weak acid and the flavorings will be difficult to remove later. It would probably work but I would suspect your yield will be low. both muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid) and sodium or potassium hydroxide should available in pure form at either a pool supply house or a store that sells water treatment chemicals. what exactly are you up to ? trying to make your own energy drink? If so, this is a dangerous thing. too much of these chemicals can kill you. And if you don’t know what your doing you could injure yourself in the extraction process.

that said, follow the instructions here
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/dmt/dmt_chemistry1.shtml

**** update ****
you didn’t read the link did you? You added ground up coffee beans to a polar solvent. That won’t work. the alkaloids are in non polar forms.

follow these steps…
1) grind up material
2) add acidified water
3) let it sit
4) seperate the solids from the liquid via a coffee filter
5) repeat if you want
6) add basified water (NaOH + water) to pH 11 or so
7) cool
8) add nonpolar solvent. Shake well
9) seperate the layers. the alkaloid is in the non polar layer
10) repeat steps 8 and 9 if you want better yield
11) evaporate the non polar solvent
12) the residue is your alkaloids.

*** update 2 ***
vinegar is 5% acetic acid + flavorings. acetic acid is a weak acid and the flavorings will be difficult to remove later. It would probably work but I would suspect your yield will be low.

both muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid) and sodium or potassium hydroxide should available in pure form at either a pool supply house or a store that sells water treatment chemicals.

]]> By: Aurium http://coffeebrew.info/how-to-extract-plant-alkaloids.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3162 Aurium Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:19:19 +0000 http://coffeebrew.info/how-to-extract-plant-alkaloids.htm#comment-3162 Alkaloids are more water soluble in acid so ethanol or isopropanol acidified with HCl should do the job Alkaloids are more water soluble in acid so ethanol or isopropanol acidified with HCl should do the job

]]> By: rekerobbo http://coffeebrew.info/how-to-extract-plant-alkaloids.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3163 rekerobbo Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:19:19 +0000 http://coffeebrew.info/how-to-extract-plant-alkaloids.htm#comment-3163 Use ethanol. Use ethanol.

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