Comparison of Essential Oil Composition ofEucalyptus OleosaObtained by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Hydrodistillation

Autor: Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi, Mohammad Bagher Gholivand, Hossein Batooli, Abdolhossein Rouholamini Najafabadi, Samaneh Pourmohamadian, Alireza Vatanara
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants. 18:318-330
ISSN: 1540-3580
1049-6475
Popis: Essential oil of Eucalyptus oleosa, cultivated in Iran, was obtained by hydrodistillation and supercritical (carbon dioxide) extraction methods. The effects of supercritical carbon dioxide extraction parameters such as pressure, temperature, dynamic extraction time and modifier volume on the extraction efficiency were investigated by the three-level orthogonal array design. Regarding the percentages of α-pinene and 1,8- cineole, the optimum supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) results were obtained at the following experimental conditions: pressure = 100 atm, T = 45°C, dynamic time = 25 min, and Vmodifier = 2 mL. The composition of the extracts obtained from E. oleosa using supercritical fluid extraction was compared with the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation. The composition of the SFE products was markedly different from the corresponding hydrodistillated oil.
Databáze: OpenAIRE