EcoXtract proposes to the oilseeds crushing and natural extracts players a patented technology which can substitute hexane for the production of oils, defatted proteins and other ingredients and additives. This efficient solution uses methyloxolane, a 100% plant-based solvent, recognized as safe by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) with a Tolerable Daily Intake of 1 mg/kg bw/day. Methyloxolane is now approved as food solvent in Europe and can be used for food and feed production in that territory since January 2023. It can be implemented in facilities originally designed for hexane with limited modifications.
EcoXtract technology offers the first safe and sustainable by design scalable drop in alternative to the proven neurotoxic, reprotoxic and suspected Endocrine Disruptor hexane.