Under the right conditions, the target molecule will be drawn from the aqueous phase ... solvent extraction was notorious as a polluting method due to the presence of oil in discharged water.

In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium -- a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles -- a team of researchers has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method ...

Add 200 μl of the aqueous phase to the oil-surfactant mixture in a dropwise ... Perform the following extraction twice: add 1 ml of water-saturated diethyl ether, vortex the tube, and dispose ...