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* 100g plain table salt (NaCl)
 
* 100g plain table salt (NaCl)
 
* ~ 25g lime (Ca(OH)2)
 
* ~ 25g lime (Ca(OH)2)
* ~ 1000ml Ethyl acetate (sometimes labeled "MEK substitute")
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* ~ 900g Ethyl acetate (sometimes labeled "MEK substitute")
 
* ~ 30g of anhydrous MgSO4
 
* ~ 30g of anhydrous MgSO4
 
* Filters (optional)
 
* Filters (optional)

Revision as of 05:57, 27 February 2021

Blind placeholder for CIELO (Chrystals In Ethyl-acetate Leisurely OTC). Information has not been verified.

Introduction

The CIELO mescaline extraction TEK acronym stands for Crystals In Ethyl-acetate Leisurely OTC (Over The Counter).


The TEK is simple: aqueous cactus plant matter is broken down by microwave radiation, saturated with NaCl, made alkaline, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract is dried over MgSO4 and crystalized out of the solvent using citric acid.

Materials

  • Quart jars with lids*
  • Food scale
  • 300g water
  • 100g powdered dry cacti
  • Microwave
  • 100g plain table salt (NaCl)
  • ~ 25g lime (Ca(OH)2)
  • ~ 900g Ethyl acetate (sometimes labeled "MEK substitute")
  • ~ 30g of anhydrous MgSO4
  • Filters (optional)
  • pH paper (optional)
  • Shallow baking glass dish with lid*
  • Citric acid


*Use plastics compatible with ethyl acetate such as LDPE or PP.

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Safety

Review ethyl acetate's safety information[1] and check the manufacture's MSDS to verify you have ethyl acetate without additives.


These are only good-faith suggestions. They do not guarantee safety. Each adult individual needs to make their personal decision using over the counter chemicals.

Process

1 Paste

Slowly add cactus powder to water while stirring to form a homogeneous paste. Microwave in short bursts monitoring closely (paste will swell quickly) and stir between irradiations until (1) color changes from green to tan and (2) at least 75ml of water evaporate. After both of these conditions are met, mix in NaCl and Ca(OH)2.


The ideal paste is stiff and not hard to stir. If needed, adjust consistency by adding a little water (runnier) or lime (stiffer).

2 Pull

Add ~ 300g of ethyl acetate to jar with paste making it ~3/4 full. Extract for a few hours shaking vigorously every once in a while**.


Decant solvent into second jar. About ~ 50g of solvent will remain in the paste (the pulls are still very efficient despite this).


Pull two more times with ~250g of ethyl acetate. Combined pulls will give about ~750g (~0.9 quarts) of clear yellow extract.


**If solvent separation is poor the starting paste was too wet. Fix by adding lime to release solvent. Released solvent will be cloudy due to suspended lime but will clear up over time. The ideally treated plant material breaks up into ~rice size spongy tan.

3 Dry

Dry extract with anhydrous MgSO4 (2g of drying agent per 100ml of extract should be plenty). Settle/decant or filter to get a clear solution[2] in a shallow baking dish.

4 Salt

Gently drop citric acid into the extract without stirring** and cover. Clouds form as the citric acid dissolves by diffusion. After a few hours the clouds settle as beautiful citrate xtals.


Progress can be monitored by cloud formation: salting is finished when no new clouds form after adding more citric acid. Alternatively, pH paper can be used, salting is fine finished when neutral or acidic.


Over acidifying is not a concern as long as citric acid saturation is avoided so it can go into solution. However, there is no reason to get close to saturation, a few hundred mg of citric acid should be more than enough.


Every 10mg of citric acid (CitH3) reacts with enough free base mescaline (Mes) to precipitate up to 43mg of mescaline citrate:


3Mes(↑) + CitH3(↑) ⇒ 3(MesH)Cit(↓)


***Stirring won't cause any major issues but xtals will be smaller.

5 Finish

Pour off ethyl acetate into a storage container*** using a coffee filter to help pick up any loose xtals. Rinse xtals with anhydrous ethyl acetate until yellow color is removed to personal cosmetic satisfaction. Leave xtals uncovered to evaporate all residual solvent, this is the final product.


Mass spec results are current pending. Hopefully they will show the product is mescaline citrate within measurement sensitivity (already >98% pure) even when not completely white after two rinses. Yields are highly dependent on starting cacti powder and can vary from 0.1% to 5% (0.5% to 1% being common).


***Solvent should be washed with brine and reused.

References

  1. Ethyl acetate safety[1]
  2. Solvent drying tips[2]