"Hypersaline brine" is industrial waste-water with salt levels that exceed even that of seawater. It's a big, expensive, destructive problem which a team of engineers at Columbia University in New ...

Demand for lithium is rising fast as electric vehicles, wind turbines, and grid-scale batteries ...

Cannabis extraction is the process of separating desired compounds—primarily cannabinoids and terpenes—from the plant material to create concentrated products. These extracts are used in vapes, ...

Used in processed foods and cosmetics, the red pigments in Capsicum (chile pepper) are important sources of non-toxic red dyes. The common method for extracting pigments from dried Capsicum uses ...