The best-preferred method of preparing this vapor oil is the supercritical CO2 extraction. This extraction method extracts all the stuff that makes cannabis perfect from the plant matter on which it resides in. It eliminates trace amounts of toxins in the finished products that produce the best taste for the health-conscious canvassers. It, therefore, removes the burden of burning marijuana to reap all the mind-altering and medicinal benefits from marijuana users. Preferred taste for both the medicinal and recreational users is the instantly-rejuvenating, cool, and cannabinoid-infused vapor as opposed to the harsh combusted cannabis smoke This method’s end product is clean, pure, testier, safe, and true high-quality cannabis concentrate.
Supercritical CO2 Extraction Process
Besides creating high-quality cannabis oil, this process is increasingly being used as a cheap, recyclable, and environmentally safe industrial solvent for creating high quality: coffee, vanilla, tea, fruit and nut extracts, omega 3 oils, perfumes, and tobacco extractions for cigarettes. The process is discussed below.
Process 1
CO2 extraction machines essentially freeze and compress CO2 gas into a supercritical cold liquid state. Carbon dioxide usually behaves as a gas at standard temperature and pressure. The gas can be changed to a solid without much effort. The solid-state is known as dry ice. These are the most common phrases that appear outside a lab. Inside the lab, there is special equipment that changes CO2 gas into a liquid by increasing the pressure to 75 pounds per square inch and keep the temperature below -69 degree farads. This liquid CO2 is then subjected to heat where its temperature and pressure are increased to a certain point to come up with a fluid that is the supercritical CO2.
Process 2
The supercritical CO2 is then passed through some high-grade pot contained in an extractor. It’s at this point that the CO2 pulls all of the essential trichome and terpene oils and waxes out of the plant material. The solution (the supercritical CO2 containing all the cannabis good stuff) is then passed through a separator where it is broken down into its constituent parts. The trichomes, terpenes, and other goodies are sent to a collection receptacle, while the supercritical CO2 is passed through a condenser, where it is turned back into a liquid. This liquid is then sent to the storage tank where it can be used to restart the process.
Conclusion
Many extraction methods can be used to create oils, however, the most preferred method today is the supercritical CO2 extraction. This is because it uses CO2, a naturally occurring element and can be used as a non-toxic solvent. The final product is a solvent-free product (any CO2 remaining in the oil evaporates) that can as well be vaped or be subjected to the last step of removing waxes and lipids from the extract. This process, therefore, produces cannabis concentrates that are extremely safe, clean, less toxic and more aromatic than butane hash oil products. From the process, a nice, light amber colored oil known as the CO2 cannabis vaping oil is produced.