Just wondering, does anybody know if vegetable oil could be used as a non-polar solvent?

your kidding right?

snowblind,,id find it very interesting to read the theory on why you feel that vegetable oil, could be, a suitable non polar solvent

Hey...Swirh will take a stab at this... Maybe Snowblind is living in the Artic Circle--aka the polar cap region... Well he knows that from experience that no vegetables grow at the polar cap (hence non-polar) C'mon now WR... you can somewhat sympathize with that portion of this SWAG...

Hmmmm... far as the solvent part...Swirh is at a loss of words on that one...Dunno

But hell, at least a start ya know... Gotta laugh at the little things...Peace

Olive oil would probably be more healthy!

hehe

Suitable non-polar solvents for extractions are:

Xylene, Toluene, DCM, Naptha, Petroleum Ether, Diethyl Ether

There are many more, but these are some that are readily available over the counter at hardware stores, auto parts, and camping supplies.



Goods Luck

quote:Originally posted by kirby:

snowblind,,id find it very interesting to read the theory on why you feel that vegetable oil, could be, a suitable non polar solvent

http://www.northviewlabs.com/services/MD-Biocomp-BiocompatibilityTestingNotes.htm

says that:

Vegetable oil is a non-polar lipophilic solvent, simulating the lipids in the body.

check out: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/science/biological_sciences/lab2/biolab2_3.html

These are just a couple of the web sites that introduced this idea to me. There are many other sites that say vegetable oil is a non-polar solvent. I may be way off base here but I figured it might be a decent alternative to heating a bunch of other extremely flammable solvents.

Give it a try and let us know!

no dont give it a try--it will never work,,,,,and thank you for showing me where you got the idea from

Mmmmmmmmm...fried E... Makes ones mouth water at the mere thought...

Was wondering if frying some potatoes first would remove any bad taste in the oil? J/K Gotta laugh at the little things...

quote:Originally posted by kirby:

no dont give it a try--it will never work,,,,,and thank you for showing me where you got the idea from

Thanks, I appreciate the help. May have been a dumb idea, but if ya don't know it never hurts to ask, right?

vegitable oil is a non polar solvent. it would work if the solute is wax... but i doubt that.