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Listing the manufacturing steps needed to get cocaine from plant into a wall street trader nose is mind blowing

Step Chemicals Used
Harvesting Coca Leaves N/A
Soaking in Solvents Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel Fuel, Water
Alkaline Treatment Sodium Carbonate, Lime
First Filtration N/A
Acidification (Coca Paste) Sulfuric Acid
Evaporation N/A
Further Alkaline Treatment Ammonia, Sodium Bicarbonate
Solvent Extraction Ether, Acetone, Kerosene
Precipitation Hydrochloric Acid
Oxidation (Purification) Potassium Permanganate
Conversion to Cocaine HCl Hydrochloric Acid
Drying N/A
Cutting/Adulteration Baking Soda, Sugars, Levamisole, etc.
this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2024
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