how to extract chlorophyll from plants

[slave2karma]

If I wanted pure drinkable chlorphyll could I use a simple distillation process for the removing the solvents?

[ThePlasmadroid1x]

i need chlorophyll can chromatography separate the other organic residue leaving chlorophyll behind

[TheChemlife]

@ThePlasmadroid1x yes it would be pure. i hope you aren't planning on drinking this. even with the chromatography it isn't safe to consume. if you want to drink/eat it just go to shoppers drug mart and buy a bottle. they sell it there for cheap

[ThePlasmadroid1x]

@TheChemlife i am not planning on drinking it iam looking for a chemical use of it

[ThePlasmadroid1x]

@TheChemlife can i use water instead of alchohal

[ThePlasmadroid1x]

is this pure chlorophyll

[TheChemlife]

@ThePlasmadroid1x no. its a mixture of many things but it is largely chlorophyll. a simple separation through chromatography will allow you to isolate the pure chlorophyll

[ThePlasmadroid1x]

@TheChemlife i need chlorophyll can chromatography separate the other organic residue leaving chlorophyll behind the more pure it is the better its for me

[ThePlasmadroid1x]

@TheChemlife what is the use of chlorophyll in the lab

[VaultRecords]

Chlorophyllin is basically a scientific way of saying Natural green Color!

[EpicDucksVideos]

What was the chlorophyll concentration at the end?

[g3ov4n12]

Actually chlorophylls are soluble in alcohol, acetone, isopropyl, chloroform,ether,hexane, benzene,etc. But depending on the leaves you are using you will extract other things, like alkaloids, terpenoids, fats, oils and other organic and inorganic molecules. In this extract you will be pulling chlorophylls, pheophytins, xanthophylls and carotenes from the spinach, which can be separated by chromatography, like TLC.

[ldanielrosa]

I used a blender and 99% IpOH, then vacuum filtered it. Beautiful. Then over the next few weeks it started to precipitate out black particles on the sides and bottom while the liquid turned yellow.

[norxcontacts]

Chlorophyll, more like borophyll.

[PsalmsNmyrrh]

I thought isopropyll was poisonous. would it not be better to use 100 proof alcohol vodka?

[TheChemlife]

@PsalmsNmyrrh only if you drink it. so if for some strange reason you wish to drink it, which i wouldn't suggest, use vodka. otherwise isopropanol is fine

[PsalmsNmyrrh]

@TheChemlife is this for topical use then?

[yellowmetalcyborg]

Would it go faster if I blend the leaves before adding them to water?

Does chlorophyll decompose in hot water?

[TheChemlife]

@yellowmetalcyborg yes it should go faster but it would be harder to separate out the leaves. i'd suggest just chopping them a little not blending. and im not sure about the hot water. never tried it but ill be sure to look into it.

[yellowmetalcyborg]

@TheChemlife I've experimented with chlorophyll extraction and here are some interesting results:

I found that drying the spinach leaves in the sun and then grinding the crunchy leaves with a mortar yielded a fine powder that was still rich in un-decomposed chlorophyll.

Isopropyl alcohol works well for extracting chlorophyll, but a cheaper, equally effective solvent you can use is gasoline. I know its dangerous, but it's not much more dangerous than isopropyl, which is also flammable.

[ThePlasmadroid1x]

is this pure chlorophyll

[Agentoxedo07]

Holy-Terrorist:>*=* chlorophyll?

[ballonman124]

I tried this a while back and I tried to see if it would dry and leave a powder but it molded. Does the solution keep well?

[TheChemlife]

@ballonman124 it does if you keep it in an air tight container

[TheChemlife]

@ballonman124 also because it's in an alcohol solution it kills most of the bacteria so it wil last even longer

[Kendrana]

Is it somehow possible to get the magnesium out of this? Just for curiosity.

[Bilbo940]

@Kendrana nope

[uut0]

what can i do with it?

[TheChemlife]

@uut0 no idea to be honest, i wanted it more as a sample. but you could attempt to make a large version of a plant cell/solar panel but im not sure. i found a video a few years ago on how to extract it but the video seems to be gone as i can no longer find it so i thought i would make one of my own

[cup3r]

@TheChemlife couldnt you use it for food coloring? we eat it pretty much everyday.

[TheChemlife]

@cup3r you could if you use water instead of alcohol for the solvent. but it smells terrible so i wouldn't

[czCrusheer]

@cup3r In the food industry, chlorophyll (or pigment extracts in general) are commonly used for coloring as E140.