It’s Safer than CO2 & Butane Safer for Consumers Ethanol is a food-grade compound safe for ingestion in low amounts. Unknown to most, this solvent...
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What Are Ethanol Extraction Methods?
The most popular solvents used to extract CBD from cannabis are butanol, CO2, and ethanol. While each of these solvents has its own pros and...
What is Botanical Extraction?
Botanical Extraction Definition Before defining botanical extraction, what exactly is a “botanical”? In a nutshell, botanicals are plants or substances derived from plants. Botanicals are...
Endocannabinoid Systems
What is the Endocannabinoid System? The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is a unique system that helps the body maintain homeostasis (physiological stability). It is interesting that...
Modern Methods of Extraction
What is Extraction? Extraction is a process that is normally purely chemical. The extraction process consists of separating a substance from something else, for use...
Methods of Plant Extraction
What is Plant Extraction? The process of plant extraction is a way of taking certain parts of a plant and extracting certain elements from them...
Is An Extract Natural?
What is an Extract? At Extraction Grade Solvents we deal with chemicals that assist in extractions, but what exactly is an extract? In common terms,...
Is Hexane Natural?
Is Hexane Natural? At its core, hexane is a naturally occurring chemical. It is classified as an organic compound, meaning it has carbon. Hexane is...
Introduction to Edible Oils
What are Edible Oils? Edible oils are oils that are commonly used in food supply products. These oils come in the form of fatty liquids,...
Edible Oil and Processing
Edible Oils – An Overview Edible oil is a type of oil that is often used in foodstuffs. Like any oil, edible oils are hydrophobic,...