The researchers start off by drying their coffee grounds overnight and then pour in some common chemical solvents, such as hexane, ether and dichloromethane, to dissolve the oils.

Silicone polyesters resins are the reaction product of organo-siloxane intermediates and a suitable polyester resin intermediate (typically characterized by the absence of drying oils).

Tomatoes were dryed into the powder by using the technology of the vacuum freeze-drying, then the lycopene was extracted from the powder using the vegetable oils.