Pasta base (coca paste)
The intermediate product in cocaine extraction: cocaine sulphate precipitated from the acid-wash aqueous layer after solvent extraction, at 40-90 per cent purity. Also called pasta basica or sulfato de cocaina.
The intermediate product in cocaine extraction: cocaine sulphate precipitated from the acid-wash aqueous layer after solvent extraction, at 40-90 per cent purity. Also called pasta basica or sulfato de cocaina.
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