Tamisium Butane Oil Extractor Basic Video Series, Video 2 - Extracting Oil from Lavender

This is the first Basic Series of Videos demonstrating the ease of use of the Table Top Tamisium Butane Chemical Oil Extractor.
This second video shows the safe simplicity of extracting oil from lavender using the Tamisium Extraction System.
We are demonstrating a Straight Pass Through Extraction, meaning the solvent just flows through without soaking. However if you want to be sure you get out all of what is in the plant you need to make sure that the first volume of solvent that fills the column is given a soak time so that the solvent can have time to dissolve all the components before being washed out by the remaining volumes of solvent. Butane requires 3 volumes of solvent to 1 volume of plant material. We give you guys 4 in this design to ensure you have more than enough.
We call this system a 1:4 ratio extractor or 4 volume efficiency. Meaning for every 1volume of space the plant column contains, there are 4 volumes of sovlent in the solvent tank.
It is the first volume that enters the column containing the plant that actually does the extracting. You must understand this if you want to have yields as high as 98%.
In this second video I show you how to set up the extractor for an extraction after the Solvent Delivery or Recovery Tank has been loaded with solvent.
We will grind up some lavender flowers and then load the column full of 2.6 ounces of lavender flowers and extract lavender oil at room temperature fairly quickly.
In the 3rd Video I will demonstrate how easy it is to recover uo to 100% of the Butane Solvent used unless you are saving some butane behind to transport out the oils extracted.
Remember that disposable canisters are not pure butane. When using them to extract with, dont expect to recover all the solvent for reuse. Only when using 99% pure or greater butane can you expect a full recovery of your solvent after extraction of the oil or chemicals you are extracting from the plant. The manufacturers of the disposable canisters add propane to give more pressure so lighters will work well as the evaporating solvent cools and slows down or decreases pressure.
This system is designed to efficiently recover butane and some other more easily evaporative solvents if you are willing to wait.
650 milliliters of butane will recover in 1 hour or less.
Always check for leaks by immersing the extractor under water while under some air pressure before filling with any flammable solvent under pressure.

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• Tamisium
• Butane
• Oil
• Extractor
• butane
• oil
• extractor
• extraction
• Lavender
• Flowers

[voldotuk]

overpriced overated !

[tamisium]

We need to get away from mass production from a third world country that does not care about our welfare.

We are used to buying products that will last a few years and be replaced. This hurts you and helps the seller.

I am out a future when I build something that will last forever and that is what you get. You will never need to buy another extractor after you get this one.

[tamisium]

You must understand the basic principles of extracting and you may not be aware that oils are not judged on quality by appearance alone.

Although you can exactly duplicate the exact unsafe extraction you mentioned using this machine but you must be receptive to learning how to do that.

In addition, you are not allowed the option to unsafely perform an extraction in some areas and should not consider the output you get an option. Neither should you consider the luxury of avoiding the education.

[EyesShineLikeTHC]

@tamisium cut your cost and learn how to weld, its really not that hard. My grandfather taught me when i was young.

[localbroadcast]

@tamisium but it's much too expensive.

[localbroadcast]

expensive as fuck!

[cmacleods]

That's a beautiful extraction device you've built, probably try to order one soon. Were you inspired by espresso machines at all?

[kena8308]

ease of use? lol. jes role a white boy and call it a day.

[tamisium]

@Steeb666

Nitrogen and Butane differ in the fact that butane can be easily recovered and is easier to manage. Both Nitrogen, Hexane, Butane all make great oil solvents but extracting is not the only consideration. CO2 is a fairly good oil solvent but the expense of the equipment and difficulty using takes a backseat.

CO2 shined because it preserved volatile oils/fragrances with its low boiling point. Butane has this same quality is a linear non reactive molecule and far less expensive to use.

[tamisium]

@Steeb666

I have lost many extractions to evaporation. I use the word boil loosely. Meaning to create a low pressure area in the same closed area a higher pressure area exist. Evaporating boils without heat by removing the air above the liquid, essentially creating a low pressure area on top of the liquid. Adding Heat is bad and even boiling or evaporating at room temp can have a negative effect. You should elaborate on your use of nitrogen so others can understand the usage.

[tamisium]

@Steeb666

You are correct that the chlorophyl is not going to be dissolved out but it is possible to wash out chlorophyll. Maybe it does not dissolve so well.

When things are mixed together, they can take on different polarities and different boiling points which is why mixing water with acetone will keep acetone from mixing with hexane. Things change during the extraction process depending on the temp, time and force or speed you extract out. As well as the combination of solvents you use.

[Steeb666]

@tamisium Evaporate instead of boil. You don't want an oil extract to boil anyways. Hexane is non-polar and will not extract the chlorophyll. Using nitrogen, you can evaporate 100% of the hexane and leave a pure oil residue.