How do you extract nicotine from tobacco with water?

2007-01-26 10:13:07 · 1 answers · asked by chemgeek 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

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You might not want to; nicotine is very hydrophobic. If you intend to use the nicotine yourself, find a nontoxic (funny how that'd be an issue since nicotine is HIGHLY toxic) nonpolar solvent.

Otherwise, I'd say use hexane to extract nicotine.

2007-01-26 12:18:22 · answer #1 · answered by Gumdrop Girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

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