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How to theoretically determine if a hydrate of a salt precipitates out of solution
In a solid-liquid extraction simulation process, there are multiple salts that precipitate in the solution. But how do I determine if these salts are hydrates or not? To give an example:
$$\ce{Ca3(PO4)...
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Cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA): Solubility in ethanol
How much CBGA and CBDA can be dissolved in a given amount of ethanol at room temperature? I did a bit of research but could not find any source on solubility of these substances in ethanol.
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Can I dissolve IBA from talc powder?
My container of in total 25 grams of rooting powder contains 2.5 mg IBA (Indole-3-butyric acid), which is mixed with talc powder and a tiny bit of chromium(III)oxide. I know talc is not soluble in ...
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Techniques to extract lipids
I am planning an experiment on how to isolate casein and part of the process involves removing any lipids that may still be in it after filtering the precipitated casein out of the milk. I have read ...
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How to choose alcohol solvent for organic extraction?
Assuming I have an organic substance that is known to be "soluble in alcohol" (e.g. capsaicin) I want to extract, which alcohol should/can I use? I know that both ethanol and methanol are commonly ...
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Separating boric acid from sodium chloride
I want to create some boric acid with borax in the following reaction:
$$\ce{Na2B4O7·10H2O + 2 HCl → 4 BH3O3 + 2 NaCl + 5 H2O}$$
However as you can see, the leftover solution will contain a mixture ...
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I am trying to find the solubility of benzoic acid in different solvents to prepare a liquid-liquid extraction
I need to prepare a liquid-liquid extraction using the partition coefficient (K) of benzoic acid in different solvents and water:
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