Halalporkshop
Greenlighter
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I have this long shot idea for extracting the morphine from 8 pounds of unwashed poppy seed (Up to 4 grams of morphine from what I read). I read in the rules that synthesis is frowned upon but technically this is an extraction and hopefully permissible. If I have broken any rules, I apologize in advance.
My basic recipe is the heroin manufacture recipe on Erowid, which describes in detail the extraction of morphine from opium.
http://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/heroinmfg.html
This is the basic process I had in mind. Any feedback is very welcome.
1. Wash the seeds vigorously with a solution of water and lemon juice. Remove seeds.
2. Add calcium hydroxide to convert morphine to calcium morphenate (How high should the pH be for optimal conversion to calcium morphenate?)
3. Calcium morphenate should dissolve while the other alkaloids do not for the most part. Strain with t-shirt.
4. Add Ammonium chloride until pH reaches 9, freebase morphine precipitates and settles at bottom of container. Liquid is poured off, brownish morphine base powder is saved to dry.
Any input is appreciated.
My basic recipe is the heroin manufacture recipe on Erowid, which describes in detail the extraction of morphine from opium.
http://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/heroinmfg.html
This is the basic process I had in mind. Any feedback is very welcome.
1. Wash the seeds vigorously with a solution of water and lemon juice. Remove seeds.
2. Add calcium hydroxide to convert morphine to calcium morphenate (How high should the pH be for optimal conversion to calcium morphenate?)
3. Calcium morphenate should dissolve while the other alkaloids do not for the most part. Strain with t-shirt.
4. Add Ammonium chloride until pH reaches 9, freebase morphine precipitates and settles at bottom of container. Liquid is poured off, brownish morphine base powder is saved to dry.
Any input is appreciated.