Posts tagged with "Decarboxylation"

The cannabinoid decarboxylation step is performed differently in nearly every lab. To create certain products, THCa, CBDa, CBGa, and many other cannabinoids must all get decarbed. Why and how does Decarb happen? One example is that CO2 extractors often decarb the biomass to improve their efficiency and yield. A second is when some manufacturers prefer […]

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Decarboxylation, AKA Decarbing, is the process of spontaneously converting THCA to THC with heat (approximately 80-120 C).  During decarbing THCA is converted to THC when the carboxylic acid group on THCA is removed liberating a CO2 molecule and leaving THC behind. Decarbing is important because THCA is not psychoactive, but THC is. Other cannabinoids like […]

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