New research from Abstrax suggests that extraction temperature may be one of the most important process controls for producing cleaner hydrocarbon cannabis extracts. The peer-reviewed study found that colder butane extraction significantly reduced the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons in the final concentrate while preserving cannabinoids and terpenes. The researchers also identified the long-chain n-alkanes that make up the industry’s “fats and waxes” fraction and found that many of them transfer into the aerosol produced during vaporization.

Published in ACS Omega, the study examined n-butane extracts from two cannabis cultivars produced at temperatures ranging from approximately -46°C to -9°C. Using advanced chromatography and mass spectrometry, the researchers measured how extraction temperature affected the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons, cannabinoids, and terpenes.

The study found that warmer extraction temperatures pulled significantly more wax-derived hydrocarbons into the extract. Colder temperatures reduced their presence while preserving cannabinoid potency and terpene profiles.

The researchers also vaporized the concentrates to determine whether the hydrocarbons remained in the oil or transferred into the inhaled aerosol. They found that many readily transferred during vaporization, suggesting extraction conditions can directly influence the composition of the aerosol consumers inhale.

In addition, the study observed that concentrates containing higher levels of these compounds tended to be more viscous. While viscosity alone cannot identify wax content, the findings suggest it may serve as a useful indicator during production.

New research from Abstrax suggests that extraction temperature may be one of the most important process controls for producing cleaner hydrocarbon cannabis extracts. The peer-reviewed study found that colder butane extraction significantly reduced the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons in the final concentrate while preserving cannabinoids and terpenes. The researchers also identified the long-chain n-alkanes that make up the industry’s “fats and waxes” fraction and found that many of them transfer into the aerosol produced during vaporization.

Published in ACS Omega, the study examined n-butane extracts from two cannabis cultivars produced at temperatures ranging from approximately -46°C to -9°C. Using advanced chromatography and mass spectrometry, the researchers measured how extraction temperature affected the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons, cannabinoids, and terpenes.

The study found that warmer extraction temperatures pulled significantly more wax-derived hydrocarbons into the extract. Colder temperatures reduced their presence while preserving cannabinoid potency and terpene profiles.

The researchers also vaporized the concentrates to determine whether the hydrocarbons remained in the oil or transferred into the inhaled aerosol. They found that many readily transferred during vaporization, suggesting extraction conditions can directly influence the composition of the aerosol consumers inhale.

In addition, the study observed that concentrates containing higher levels of these compounds tended to be more viscous. While viscosity alone cannot identify wax content, the findings suggest it may serve as a useful indicator during production.

New research from Abstrax suggests that extraction temperature may be one of the most important process controls for producing cleaner hydrocarbon cannabis extracts. The peer-reviewed study found that colder butane extraction significantly reduced the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons in the final concentrate while preserving cannabinoids and terpenes. The researchers also identified the long-chain n-alkanes that make up the industry’s “fats and waxes” fraction and found that many of them transfer into the aerosol produced during vaporization.

Published in ACS Omega, the study examined n-butane extracts from two cannabis cultivars produced at temperatures ranging from approximately -46°C to -9°C. Using advanced chromatography and mass spectrometry, the researchers measured how extraction temperature affected the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons, cannabinoids, and terpenes.

The study found that warmer extraction temperatures pulled significantly more wax-derived hydrocarbons into the extract. Colder temperatures reduced their presence while preserving cannabinoid potency and terpene profiles.

The researchers also vaporized the concentrates to determine whether the hydrocarbons remained in the oil or transferred into the inhaled aerosol. They found that many readily transferred during vaporization, suggesting extraction conditions can directly influence the composition of the aerosol consumers inhale.

In addition, the study observed that concentrates containing higher levels of these compounds tended to be more viscous. While viscosity alone cannot identify wax content, the findings suggest it may serve as a useful indicator during production.

New research from Abstrax suggests that extraction temperature may be one of the most important process controls for producing cleaner hydrocarbon cannabis extracts. The peer-reviewed study found that colder butane extraction significantly reduced the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons in the final concentrate while preserving cannabinoids and terpenes. The researchers also identified the long-chain n-alkanes that make up the industry’s “fats and waxes” fraction and found that many of them transfer into the aerosol produced during vaporization.

Published in ACS Omega, the study examined n-butane extracts from two cannabis cultivars produced at temperatures ranging from approximately -46°C to -9°C. Using advanced chromatography and mass spectrometry, the researchers measured how extraction temperature affected the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons, cannabinoids, and terpenes.

The study found that warmer extraction temperatures pulled significantly more wax-derived hydrocarbons into the extract. Colder temperatures reduced their presence while preserving cannabinoid potency and terpene profiles.

The researchers also vaporized the concentrates to determine whether the hydrocarbons remained in the oil or transferred into the inhaled aerosol. They found that many readily transferred during vaporization, suggesting extraction conditions can directly influence the composition of the aerosol consumers inhale.

In addition, the study observed that concentrates containing higher levels of these compounds tended to be more viscous. While viscosity alone cannot identify wax content, the findings suggest it may serve as a useful indicator during production.

New research from Abstrax suggests that extraction temperature may be one of the most important process controls for producing cleaner hydrocarbon cannabis extracts. The peer-reviewed study found that colder butane extraction significantly reduced the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons in the final concentrate while preserving cannabinoids and terpenes. The researchers also identified the long-chain n-alkanes that make up the industry’s “fats and waxes” fraction and found that many of them transfer into the aerosol produced during vaporization.

Published in ACS Omega, the study examined n-butane extracts from two cannabis cultivars produced at temperatures ranging from approximately -46°C to -9°C. Using advanced chromatography and mass spectrometry, the researchers measured how extraction temperature affected the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons, cannabinoids, and terpenes.

The study found that warmer extraction temperatures pulled significantly more wax-derived hydrocarbons into the extract. Colder temperatures reduced their presence while preserving cannabinoid potency and terpene profiles.

The researchers also vaporized the concentrates to determine whether the hydrocarbons remained in the oil or transferred into the inhaled aerosol. They found that many readily transferred during vaporization, suggesting extraction conditions can directly influence the composition of the aerosol consumers inhale.

In addition, the study observed that concentrates containing higher levels of these compounds tended to be more viscous. While viscosity alone cannot identify wax content, the findings suggest it may serve as a useful indicator during production.

New research from Abstrax suggests that extraction temperature may be one of the most important process controls for producing cleaner hydrocarbon cannabis extracts. The peer-reviewed study found that colder butane extraction significantly reduced the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons in the final concentrate while preserving cannabinoids and terpenes. The researchers also identified the long-chain n-alkanes that make up the industry’s “fats and waxes” fraction and found that many of them transfer into the aerosol produced during vaporization.

Published in ACS Omega, the study examined n-butane extracts from two cannabis cultivars produced at temperatures ranging from approximately -46°C to -9°C. Using advanced chromatography and mass spectrometry, the researchers measured how extraction temperature affected the levels of wax-derived hydrocarbons, cannabinoids, and terpenes.

The study found that warmer extraction temperatures pulled significantly more wax-derived hydrocarbons into the extract. Colder temperatures reduced their presence while preserving cannabinoid potency and terpene profiles.

The researchers also vaporized the concentrates to determine whether the hydrocarbons remained in the oil or transferred into the inhaled aerosol. They found that many readily transferred during vaporization, suggesting extraction conditions can directly influence the composition of the aerosol consumers inhale.

In addition, the study observed that concentrates containing higher levels of these compounds tended to be more viscous. While viscosity alone cannot identify wax content, the findings suggest it may serve as a useful indicator during production.

Imagine buying a standard over-the-counter pain reliever in Miami, and then buying the same brand in Denver, only to find the second bottle is twice as potent because of the altitude where it was manufactured. In any mainstream industry, this could trigger an immediate federal recall. In the cannabis industry, it is a daily operational hazard.

The cannabis edibles market cannot mature or scale efficiently as long as it operates on a legacy, state-by-state, scratch-cooking model.

At the recent IgniteIt Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, industry leaders gathered to address these high-stakes challenges in the panel “Getting Edibles Right: The Push Toward True CPG in Cannabis.” Moderated by Jessica Ferranti (CEO of The Mycelia Group), the discussion featured Sarah McLaughlin, MS, RD (Co-Founder and VP of Product Development at Melt-to-Make®), Jim Sanfilippo (CEO of VIST Labs), Allison Dries (Owner/Co-Founder of Krown, LLC), and Juan David Rojas (Business Development Manager at Alianza).

The overarching takeaway was a wake-up call for the entire space, emphasizing that true market maturity requires the industry to stop treating manufacturing facilities as local kitchens and to start treating them as sophisticated food production plants.

Imagine buying a standard over-the-counter pain reliever in Miami, and then buying the same brand in Denver, only to find the second bottle is twice as potent because of the altitude where it was manufactured. In any mainstream industry, this could trigger an immediate federal recall. In the cannabis industry, it is a daily operational hazard.

The cannabis edibles market cannot mature or scale efficiently as long as it operates on a legacy, state-by-state, scratch-cooking model.

At the recent IgniteIt Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, industry leaders gathered to address these high-stakes challenges in the panel “Getting Edibles Right: The Push Toward True CPG in Cannabis.” Moderated by Jessica Ferranti (CEO of The Mycelia Group), the discussion featured Sarah McLaughlin, MS, RD (Co-Founder and VP of Product Development at Melt-to-Make®), Jim Sanfilippo (CEO of VIST Labs), Allison Dries (Owner/Co-Founder of Krown, LLC), and Juan David Rojas (Business Development Manager at Alianza).

The overarching takeaway was a wake-up call for the entire space, emphasizing that true market maturity requires the industry to stop treating manufacturing facilities as local kitchens and to start treating them as sophisticated food production plants.

Imagine buying a standard over-the-counter pain reliever in Miami, and then buying the same brand in Denver, only to find the second bottle is twice as potent because of the altitude where it was manufactured. In any mainstream industry, this could trigger an immediate federal recall. In the cannabis industry, it is a daily operational hazard.

The cannabis edibles market cannot mature or scale efficiently as long as it operates on a legacy, state-by-state, scratch-cooking model.

At the recent IgniteIt Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, industry leaders gathered to address these high-stakes challenges in the panel “Getting Edibles Right: The Push Toward True CPG in Cannabis.” Moderated by Jessica Ferranti (CEO of The Mycelia Group), the discussion featured Sarah McLaughlin, MS, RD (Co-Founder and VP of Product Development at Melt-to-Make®), Jim Sanfilippo (CEO of VIST Labs), Allison Dries (Owner/Co-Founder of Krown, LLC), and Juan David Rojas (Business Development Manager at Alianza).

The overarching takeaway was a wake-up call for the entire space, emphasizing that true market maturity requires the industry to stop treating manufacturing facilities as local kitchens and to start treating them as sophisticated food production plants.