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This is directly from their press release regarding the nicotine extraction:

" In response to a July 28, 2017 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") release in which the FDA states "lowering nicotine levels could decrease the likelihood that future generations become addicted to cigarettes and allow more currently addicted smokers to quit," Radient Technologies Inc. ("Radient") (RTI) is pleased to announce the successful completion of a project to extract nicotine from tobacco at industrial scale.

The result of over four years of research and development with a leading tobacco manufacturer, the project's goal was to remove nicotine from tobacco biomass while minimizing the impact on the appearance, smell, and taste of the nicotine-depleted tobacco. The project, based on Radient's proprietary "Microwave-Assisted Process" ("MAP™") used an approach that permits the rapid, selective extraction of target compounds - such as nicotine - in large volumes.

Results of the project included

nicotine depletion of over 95% across multiple cured tobacco types;

nicotine depletion without altering the physical appearance of the tobacco;

limited removal of compounds linked to flavor, verified by taste panel evaluation; and

the potential for nicotine depletion in a continuous-flow system, at industrially-relevant scales.

"This project is the genesis of years of tobacco-specific research paired with our unique expertise in natural product extraction, and will allow us to introduce a suite of targeted designs, services, and manufacturing capability at a time when regulators are encouraging the development of innovative tobacco offerings." said Denis Taschuk, CEO of Radient. "We look forward to working with global brands and producers in the introduction of new products to the tobacco space."

From what I take from it, it could help with mass producing some of the best nicotine extract available for the electronic cigarette market which is growing at a huge rate. People want to stop smoking cigarettes and the quality of available liquid nicotine is a concern to a lot of people. It looks to me that Radient is trying to grab ahold of the big markets that require quality extraction and apparently now at industrial scale which would result in competitive pricing. Its interesting to say the least.