Distillation Methods of Essential Oils
Abstract
Methods used for obtaining essential oils can be ranged as simple, fractional, vacuum, water-steam distillations and micro-wave assisted hydro distillation. Distillation methods are mainly based on the difference of boiling degree or the solvent and transport effect of water-steam. Vacuum can be used for accelerating the process. The success of the methods is related to presence of undesirable compounds such as waxes, flavonoids, coumarone and deterioration rate of active compounds for whatever reason. Low-temperature water-steam distillation can avoid deteriorations but it cannot block the presence of the undesirable compounds. Micro-wave assisted hydro distillation is a new method resulting with the high degree pureness. But this method has not been placed well in commercial production of essential oils. Essential oils having a high potential to be used in medical care and food industry are also used as a feed supplement with the antimicrobial and antioxidant effects. It is aimed to discuss about the advantages, disadvantages of distillation methods against each other and their effects on quantity and the quality of active substances in this review.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Agricultural Engineering
Journal Section
Review
Publication Date
April 30, 2019
Submission Date
September 18, 2018
Acceptance Date
January 5, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 45 Number: 1
