Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
There are a number of methods used to extract hemp and botanical products, but two in particular are in a constant competition for the proverbial crown. Supercritical CO2 and ethanol are both effective extraction
solvents that have been used in the industry for a number of years and there are pros and cons to each.
Ethanol and CO2 are both powerful and efficient extraction methods in terms of throughput, efficiency and potent end products.
In fact, each of these methods have been used for years in a variety of extraction industries including essential oils, cooking products and coffee decaffeination. So, it would seem there is a time and place for both ethanol and CO2 in the hemp and botanical industry… However, extraktLAB continually turns to supercritical CO2 as their extraction solvent of choice due to its clean and green status, reliable efficiency and lack of residual contamination when compared to denatured ethanol.
In this episode of extrakTALKS, Dr. Jon and Randall discuss a 30,000 ft high overview, breaking down which extraction method is right for your botanical or hemp extraction business. Dr. Jon compares supercritical CO2 and ethanol methods of extraction for botanical and hemp. Listen closely as they expose the pros, cons, facts, and myths spread throughout the botanical and hemp extraction industry.
To learn more, visit our website: extraktlab.com
We have tons of useful information in our No Holds Barred playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQX9clbTgskpmjbiHCtAY9Y_zti3hvrtH
Are you stuck in your business, need a solution? Schedule a free jam Session to get you the solution you need:
extraktlab.com/jamsession
Visit our blog for other important resources at extraktlab.com/blogDownload our Distillation Guide to learn the ins and outs of all things distillation:
extraktlab.com/wiped-film-distillation-guide
Watch as Dr. Jon gives a Live Tour of 5 Ton/Day Hemp Processing Facility:
extraktlab.com/live-tour
Here is a link to a FREE Advanced guide to extraction:
bit.ly/AdvancedExtractionGuide
Have a recommendation for a future Q+A?
Leave a suggestion in a comment below!
Social handles:
Instagram: instagram.com/extrakt_lab
Twitter: twitter.com/ExtraktLAB
Facebook: facebook.com/extraktlab
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ExtraktLAB
YouTube: youtube.com/c/ExtraktLAB
Time Stamps:
0:00 -- Ethanol Vs CO2
2:00 -- Choose your Solvents
3:37 -- Trade offs
05:39 -- Safety Issues
9:15 -- Costs?
12:54 -- Terpene Profile White Paper?
16:37 -- Favorite Scotch?
17:30 -- Building Justified Questions?
19:28 -- Tincture of Death
22:33 -- 1981 White Paper
23:13 -- Benefits of using Ethanol
26:44 -- Ethanol Equipment Cheaper?
27:34 -- Throughput?
29:31 -- Space for CO2 Facility
32:09 -- Use Ethanol For CIP?
33:17 -- CO2 to Remediate delta-9?
34:14 -- Business Decisions
39:11 -- 100% Ethanol Free?
41:07 -- Topic Next Week
42:13 -- jam Session
42:52 -- Best Method For Tinctures?
45:08 -- Difference of Extracting CBD and delta-9?
46:48 -- Advantages of Terpenes?
49:48 -- Current Market and Where it's Going?
53:00 -- Why We are Here?
55:00 -- Parting Words
Thanks for watching our No Holds Barred: CO2 Extraction vs. Ethanol Extraction video. If you have any suggestions or recommendations for future videos leave a comment down below!
There are a number of methods used to extract hemp and botanical products, but two in particular are in a constant competition for the proverbial crown. Supercritical CO2 and ethanol are both effective extraction
solvents that have been used in the industry for a number of years and there are pros and cons to each.
Ethanol and CO2 are both powerful and efficient extraction methods in terms of throughput, efficiency and potent end products.
In fact, each of these methods have been used for years in a variety of extraction industries including essential oils, cooking products and coffee decaffeination. So, it would seem there is a time and place for both ethanol and CO2 in the hemp and botanical industry… However, extraktLAB continually turns to supercritical CO2 as their extraction solvent of choice due to its clean and green status, reliable efficiency and lack of residual contamination when compared to denatured ethanol.
In this episode of extrakTALKS, Dr. Jon and Randall discuss a 30,000 ft high overview, breaking down which extraction method is right for your botanical or hemp extraction business. Dr. Jon compares supercritical CO2 and ethanol methods of extraction for botanical and hemp. Listen closely as they expose the pros, cons, facts, and myths spread throughout the botanical and hemp extraction industry.
To learn more, visit our website: extraktlab.com
We have tons of useful information in our No Holds Barred playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQX9clbTgskpmjbiHCtAY9Y_zti3hvrtH
Are you stuck in your business, need a solution? Schedule a free jam Session to get you the solution you need:
extraktlab.com/jamsession
Visit our blog for other important resources at extraktlab.com/blogDownload our Distillation Guide to learn the ins and outs of all things distillation:
extraktlab.com/wiped-film-distillation-guide
Watch as Dr. Jon gives a Live Tour of 5 Ton/Day Hemp Processing Facility:
extraktlab.com/live-tour
Here is a link to a FREE Advanced guide to extraction:
bit.ly/AdvancedExtractionGuide
Have a recommendation for a future Q+A?
Leave a suggestion in a comment below!
Social handles:
Instagram: instagram.com/extrakt_lab
Twitter: twitter.com/ExtraktLAB
Facebook: facebook.com/extraktlab
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ExtraktLAB
YouTube: youtube.com/c/ExtraktLAB
Time Stamps:
0:00 -- Ethanol Vs CO2
2:00 -- Choose your Solvents
3:37 -- Trade offs
05:39 -- Safety Issues
9:15 -- Costs?
12:54 -- Terpene Profile White Paper?
16:37 -- Favorite Scotch?
17:30 -- Building Justified Questions?
19:28 -- Tincture of Death
22:33 -- 1981 White Paper
23:13 -- Benefits of using Ethanol
26:44 -- Ethanol Equipment Cheaper?
27:34 -- Throughput?
29:31 -- Space for CO2 Facility
32:09 -- Use Ethanol For CIP?
33:17 -- CO2 to Remediate delta-9?
34:14 -- Business Decisions
39:11 -- 100% Ethanol Free?
41:07 -- Topic Next Week
42:13 -- jam Session
42:52 -- Best Method For Tinctures?
45:08 -- Difference of Extracting CBD and delta-9?
46:48 -- Advantages of Terpenes?
49:48 -- Current Market and Where it's Going?
53:00 -- Why We are Here?
55:00 -- Parting Words
Thanks for watching our No Holds Barred: CO2 Extraction vs. Ethanol Extraction video. If you have any suggestions or recommendations for future videos leave a comment down below!
