-1 Filtering Ethyl Oleate
Soo.. I bought a bulk quantity of oils that apparently contain a fairly high percentage of Ethyl Oleate and its been a fkn absolute nightmare trying to filter/sterilize this crap! Ive tried .22,.45 syringe filters.. These work but i lose around 3ml per 1 use and generally only get to use them once per vial! So.. Huge waste of oil! I tried using millipore stericups and ended up wasting about 50ml due to the fkn blue plastic within the filter 'reacting' with the ethyl oleate! (Anybody wanna buy some neon green/aqua blue gear? jks ;p) ive heard of using caulking guns and thats just not plausible with ethyl oleate these fk syringe filters EXPLODE if to much pressure is used and within 3-4 mins of havin ethyl oleate in them the filters clog and cause a shit ton of drama!
Does anyone have any experience filtering ethyl oleate on a lets say.. 100ml scale? What filters work best? Whats the easiest way? As in less time consuming? I dont mind spending a little bit on equipment so am open to all ideas!?
PS if this falls into the 'brewing' category pls delete it mods so as i dont cause a scene and get my arse banned!
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I hear that you can run alcohol followed by water through the filter and it makes it easier to flow through. I have'nt tried it myself, but it's worth a shot.
Not sure i want to risk contaminating my gear with water? Ill definitely look into it tho thanks for the tip
You can run a bunch of air through it afterwards to clear it out before running gear through it.