TEK - Butane Purification Of Cocaine?

[booger]

Could a butane purification be done on cocaine just like SWIM uses to make oil out of bud?


Is cocaine soluble in butane? What cuts do you think are soluble in butane?


This is such an easy process, as the butane evaporates rapidly. Be nice to know for SWIM if it would be possible.

Originally Posted by booger

Could a butane purification be done on cocaine just like SWIM uses to make oil out of bud?


Is cocaine soluble in butane? What cuts do you think are soluble in butane?


This is such an easy process, as the butane evaporates rapidly. Be nice to know for SWIM if it would be possible.

Dude, Cocaine HCL is a salt and hence water soluble. Seems to me, any
sovent based "purification" would have to be done on the base, not the
salt.



Sounds bogus to me and I've never heard of such a thing and besides,
people once used ether (yeah a long time ago) and got blown up.



Now you're proposing using BUTANE!??!!?? Dude... I'd rethink your ideas were I you...



There are far safer and better methods...



PLEASE do not even attempt what it seems you are thinking of doing!



The amounts of liquid (butane) needed would be enough to reduce your
premises to rubble... Not to mention the extreme volatility and
resultant cryogenic temperatures which would result. Can you deal with
that?!?!



I'd think again were I you.

Edited by: 98Cobra

[booger]

Originally Posted by 98Cobra

Dude, Cocaine HCL is a salt and hence water soluble. Seems to me, any sovent based "purification" would have to be done on the base, not the salt.

Sounds bogus to me and I've never heard of such a thing and besides, people once used ether (yeah a long time ago) and got blown up.

Now you're proposing using BUTANE!??!!?? Dude... I'd rethink your ideas were I you...

There are far safer and better methods...

PLEASE do not even attempt what it seems you are thinking of doing!

The amounts of liquid (butane) needed would be enough to reduce your premises to rubble... Not to mention the extreme volatility and resultant cryogenic temperatures which would result. Can you deal with that?!?!

I'd think again were I you.

I think you may have misunderstood me.Butane is very efficient and easy to use to extract oil from bud. The process is quick and only a small amount of butanewould be needed.


You would get the opposite result of a marijuana extraction, instead of the usable substance coming out of the extraction apparatus, with coke it would be left in it.. along with the other non polar cuts.


It is a legitimate question, and if anyone else has considered this please let me know what you think.

[Nicaine]

Why not Naptha or something (i.e. Zippo lighter fluid)... what's particular about butane?

[lilsteve]

yeah but extraction is not such a simple process that you could say
that since it works for thc, why not work for cocaine? they're not
related. thc is fat and alcohol soluble, and as was stated before,
cocaine is (someone doublecheck if this is wrong) a hydrocloride salt.
thought I wont emphasize it as strongly as 98cobra (take it easy?),
it's most likely not a good idea to use volatile solvents to try to
purify unless you know exactly how it will work. but you chose exactly
the right place to get answers

[PenguinPhreak]

Perhaps you should read both of his posts lilsteve? He is saying that
the butane would extract the undesireable ingredients in the
coke/adulterant mixture, not that it would extract the cocaine hcl.
Therefore what would be the waste in a hash oil extraction, would be
the end product in this one.

[booger]

Originally Posted by PenguinPhreak

Perhaps you should read both of his posts lilsteve? He is saying that the butane would extract the undesireable ingredients in the coke/adulterant mixture, not that it would extract the cocaine hcl. Therefore what would be the waste in a hash oil extraction, would be the end product in this one.

Thanks for restating what I was trying to get at in a more understandable manner.


Cocaine HCL is polar, and therefore will not dissolve in a non-polar solvent such as butane.


Yes, I figured it may be just as easy taking a small amount and wrapping it in a coffee filter and putting it in the extraction tube (The whole apparatus is plain simple, and I believe only one can of butane would be needed.). When done, you would just pull out the coffee filter and hopefully got some cleaner stuff.


Yes, butane is volatile, but a small amount is used and in a well ventilated area. As soon as a can is run through the tube you could leave the area where the butane is boiling away.


Anyways, it was just a thought someone I know thought might work. Not really into blow, just bud. I don't care to try it, just thought it might be interesting to the rest of you.Edited by: booger

Originally Posted by booger

I think you may have misunderstood me.Butane is very
efficient and easy to use to extract oil from bud. The process is
quick and only a small amount of butanewould be needed.


You would get the opposite result of a marijuana extraction, instead
of the usable substance coming out of the extraction apparatus, with
coke it would be left in it.. along with the other non polar cuts.


It is a legitimate question, and if anyone else has considered this please let me know what you think.

I was not referring to extracting bud, which is oil and thus solvent (butane) soluable.



Your question asked about coke. As such, my reply stands...



Regards.

Originally Posted by lilsteve

...
thought I wont emphasize it as strongly as 98cobra (take it easy?),
...

Point taken!