Module 2

Post-Processing and Refinement

From Crude to Clean

10 units covering color remediation, advanced winterization and degumming, pesticide remediation, short path distillation, wiped film distillation, crystallization and isolation, chromatographic separation, terpene processing, extract stability science, and off-flavor troubleshooting.

10 units40 lessons35-45 hours estimated

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Unit 1

Color Remediation

Quiz: 20 questions, 80% to pass

What causes dark crude, which adsorbent media removes which color compounds, inline CRC operation for hydrocarbon extraction, and batch remediation methods for ethanol and CO2 crude.

2.1.1Why Color Matters: The Science of Crude Oil Remediation🔒

2.1.2Remediation Media Deep Dive🔒

2.1.3CRC: Inline Color Remediation Column🔒

2.1.4Post-Extraction Batch Remediation for Ethanol and CO2 Crude🔒

quiz-unit-1-m2Unit 1 Quiz: Color Remediation🔒

Unit 2

Advanced Winterization and Degumming

Quiz: 20 questions, 80% to pass

Multi-stage temperature protocols, industrial-scale equipment, phospholipid identification and removal, and quality verification after remediation.

2.2.1Multi-Stage Winterization at Progressive Temperatures🔒

2.2.2Industrial-Scale Winterization: Jacketed Vessels and Continuous Flow🔒

2.2.3Phospholipid Identification and Degumming🔒

2.2.4Post-Remediation Quality Verification🔒

quiz-unit-2-m2Unit 2 Quiz: Advanced Winterization and Degumming🔒

Unit 3

Pesticide Remediation

Quiz: 15 questions, 80% to pass

Which adsorbent removes which pesticide class based on log P matching, the economic decision to save vs scrap a failed batch, and analytical verification.

2.3.1Adsorbent Selection by Pesticide Class🔒

2.3.2The Remediation Decision Matrix: Save vs Scrap🔒

2.3.3Analytical Verification: Proving Remediation Worked🔒

quiz-unit-3-m2Unit 3 Quiz: Pesticide Remediation🔒

Unit 4

Short Path Distillation

Quiz: 20 questions, 80% to pass

Complete operational training for short path distillation. System anatomy, setup, first-pass and second-pass SOPs, fraction collection, and troubleshooting.

2.4.1SPD System Anatomy: Every Component and Its Function🔒

2.4.2SPD Setup, Vacuum Management, and Temperature Ramp Profiles🔒

2.4.3First-Pass Distillation: Complete SOP with Fraction Collection🔒

2.4.4Second-Pass Distillation and Multi-Pass Strategy🔒

2.4.5SPD Troubleshooting🔒

Unit 5

Wiped Film Distillation

Continuous-feed wiped film evaporation as the production-scale upgrade from batch SPD. System anatomy, operating parameters, complete SOP, and the decision framework for when to upgrade.

2.5.1WFE System Anatomy: Continuous Operation vs Batch SPD🔒

2.5.2Feed Preparation, Feed Rate, and Wiper Speed Management🔒

2.5.3WFE Complete Production SOP🔒

2.5.4WFE vs SPD: Decision Framework, Throughput Economics, and When to Upgrade🔒

Unit 6

Crystallization and Isolation

Quiz: 20 questions, 80% to pass

Producing crystalline isolate from crude and distillate. Theory, jar tech, reactor methods, crystal washing, and purity verification.

2.6.1Crystallization Theory: Supersaturation, Nucleation Control, and Crystal Growth🔒

2.6.2THCA Crystallization: Jar Tech and Reactor Methods🔒

2.6.3CBD Isolation: Crash Crystallization and Anti-Solvent Methods🔒

2.6.4Crystal Washing, Mother Liquor Management, and Recrystallization🔒

2.6.5Purity Verification and Isolate Quality Standards🔒

Unit 7

Chromatographic Separation

Quiz: 15 questions, 80% to pass

When distillation is not selective enough: chromatographic methods for separating individual cannabinoids from complex mixtures.

2.7.1Flash Chromatography for Cannabinoid Purification🔒

2.7.2Centrifugal Partition Chromatography (CPC): Liquid-Liquid Separation🔒

2.7.3Preparative HPLC: When and Why🔒

2.7.4Practical Method Development: TLC, Solvent Scouting, and Gradient Optimization🔒

Unit 8

Terpene Processing

Quiz: 15 questions, 80% to pass

Isolating, fractionating, and reintroducing terpenes. The craft of terpene management for distillate formulation and standalone terpene products.

2.8.1Steam Distillation for Terpene Isolation🔒

2.8.2Terp Sauce: Hydrocarbon Terpene Collection from Crystallization🔒

2.8.3Terpene Fractionation and Profiling🔒

2.8.4Terpene Reintroduction Ratios for Distillate Formulation🔒

2.8.5CDT vs BDT: Sourcing, Quality, and Labeling🔒

Unit 9

Extract Stability Science

Quiz: 15 questions, 80% to pass

Why products change on the shelf. The physics and chemistry of texture change, oxidative degradation, terpene loss, and how to prevent all three.

2.9.1Why Extracts Sugar: THCA and CBD Nucleation and the Physics of Texture Change🔒

2.9.2Oxidative Degradation: THC-to-CBN Conversion, Terpene Volatilization, and Shelf Life🔒

2.9.3Storage Protocols: Temperature, Light, Oxygen, and Packaging🔒

Unit 10

Off-Flavor Troubleshooting

Quiz: 15 questions, 80% to pass

Every off-flavor traced to its process cause. Systematic diagnosis and remediation for salvageable batches.