The extraction of high value bioactive compounds and oils from plants has occurred for many years. Today, IET offers the newest and most innovative essential oils extraction process available in the United States. By utilizing a new family of ozone friendly solvents which are non-flammable, non-corrosive, non-toxic and have a boiling point of 26 ˚C, IET's essential oils extraction technology and equipment is superior in nearly every aspect when compared to the other principal worldwide methods of producing plant extracts: steam distillation, conventional solvent extraction and super critical carbon dioxide.

Oils produced by IET equipment are of superior quality, free flowing, clear oils and are not subjected to thermal degradation. These oils are free of solvent residue and not exposed to acid hydrolysis or oxidative damage. The production plant equipment used for extraction is modular in design, transportable and can be located on-site near existing crops. IET's unique extraction technology eliminates the costs associated with the storage, use and regulatory compliance requirements of the hazardous chemicals used in other extraction methods, and there is no harmful or liquid waste to be disposed of after the extraction cycle is complete.

Our initial US extraction plant is expected to be under construction in our production facility in the Spring of 2007. The 150 liter capacity plant, comprised of three 50 liter extractor/receiver vessels, will be the only one of its kind in the world and the new design will incorporate improvements identified from existing extraction plants operating in the United Kingdom and Thailand. One of the extractor/receiver vessels is dedicated to Coastal Carolina University for research and development and exciting opportunities exist for discovering new compounds with applications in nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical markets