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Somervale School, Midsomer Norton, Bath 7 th January 2009. Year 9 Triple Science Aspirations Day University of Bristol. The experiment we completed was. The extraction of caffeine. 1. Safety precautions were taken, glasses and coat!. 2. We boiled 5 tea bags in a beaker using a hot plate.
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Somervale School, Midsomer Norton, Bath 7th January 2009 Year 9Triple Science Aspirations DayUniversity of Bristol
The experiment we completed was The extraction of caffeine
3. This equipment is called Buchner filtration. We attached it to taps to create suction.
7. I added the solution to a separating funnel with an organic solvent.
8. We shook the funnel and released the gas, pointing at the wall.
9. I ran off the bottom layer of solution containing the caffeine and dichloromethane solvent.
10. I used a rotary evaporator to leave the solid in my flask. Expensive machine!