Fifth step
Greenlighter
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I've been studying morphine extraction for a while now and I'm intend to use the knowlegle to potentiate opium and extract alkaloids by shortcut. I decided to ask first to avoid additional waste of time and substance, if anyone knows. To make morphine precipitate among with other alkaloids from strong opium water solution, can I adjust ph directly to 9 or do I have to make morphine water soluble and separate from meconic acid first by rising ph up to 11? If I do have to, should I collect the other precipitated alkaloids first to avoid any of them to dissolve back to in ph 9?
I thought to leave some tar to keep it in opium form. If I want to extract some morphine still is turpentine as a non-polar solvent alright, since I want to use as natural compounds as possible and I red that turpentine has been distilled home here all the way from stoneage? I'm going to use boiled ash water as an strong alkaline in the process, containing natural mix of different minerals. To dissolve the part of possible morphine base I use vinegar if there's no serious faults with it. I also want to here if there's any faults someone can see in what I have descriped. One question more, is it possible to remove tar with np-solvent right away from opium water solutions without meconic acid to dissolve within? Thank you for any help.
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Boiled ash water from coniferous trees seems to be much more alkaline than from leafy trees. One still may have to use similar amounts compared to the strong opium water solution, since it is very acidic by itself.
I thought to leave some tar to keep it in opium form. If I want to extract some morphine still is turpentine as a non-polar solvent alright, since I want to use as natural compounds as possible and I red that turpentine has been distilled home here all the way from stoneage? I'm going to use boiled ash water as an strong alkaline in the process, containing natural mix of different minerals. To dissolve the part of possible morphine base I use vinegar if there's no serious faults with it. I also want to here if there's any faults someone can see in what I have descriped. One question more, is it possible to remove tar with np-solvent right away from opium water solutions without meconic acid to dissolve within? Thank you for any help.
Edit.
Boiled ash water from coniferous trees seems to be much more alkaline than from leafy trees. One still may have to use similar amounts compared to the strong opium water solution, since it is very acidic by itself.
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