Questions tagged [extraction]
For questions regarding the separation process consisting in the separation of a substance from a matrix. This tag can be used for generic extraction of elements from ore or more specific types of extraction such as: liquid-liquid extraction, and solid phase extraction.
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How to extract elemental bismuth from pepto bismol?
I was trying to isolate elemental bismuth from pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) using the process seen here but after I added hydrochloric acid, instead of getting a pink foamy substance, I got a ...
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Can caffeine be separated from coffee?
Is there a way to extract caffeine from coffee completely?
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How to extract pure caffeine from tablets?
I have some caffeine tablets and I want to extract the pure caffeine from the rest of the ingredients (caffeine 200 mg. Inactive ingredients in order are corn starch, dextrose, dicalcium phosphate, D&...
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67 failures at extracting acetaminophen from Excedrin(R)
I have adapted the lab experiment described in this J. Chem. Ed. article for the organic chemistry lab course I teach. In the past year, the first year of implementation, I have had 67 failures (100% ...
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