when said solvent has a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of approximately lt 0 u00b0 c it is expected to be removed essentially quantitatively at atmospheric pressure and room temperature such solvents can be conveniently recovered and reused by using a compressor and condenser or a condenser at less than the boiling point of said solvent loading times useful in the present invention are between 1 sec and 48 hours the preferred loading times useful in the invention are between 10 minutes and 18 hours the most preferred loading times useful in the invention are between 1 hour and 8 hours the preferred concentration of the nicotine to solvent useful in the practice of the invention is from 0 01 to 20 by weight of nicotine the more preferred concentration of the nicotine to solvent useful in the practice of the invention is from 0 1 to 10 by weight of nicotine the most preferred concentration of the nicotine to solvent useful in the practice of the invention is from 0 1 to 2 by weight of nicotine preferably the loading of nicotine onto the resin in the present invention is 5 100 of the ion exchange capacity of the resin more preferably it is 10 90 of the ion exchange capacity of the resin and most preferably it is 15 80 of the ion exchange capacity of the resin construct equipment comprising a 150 ml heavy walled glass vessel capable of operating at more than 600 kpascals the mix vessel connected to a second identical.