This study investigated the kinetics of essential oil recovery from lemon grass. A first order
kinetic model was developed and experimentally validated. Essential oil extraction was …

The kinetics of essential oil recovery from lemon grass was investigated using an
experimentally validated first order kinetic model. Essential oil recovery was accomplished …

Essential oils from parts of plants such as stump, flower, kernel, and seed are usually
produced by extraction, distillation and mechanical press. In practice, steam distillation is …

The main objective of this study is to improve the mathematical modelling of Cymbopogon
winterianus essential oil extraction by steam distillation proposed by Cassel and Vargas by …

Current research refers to the modeling of data from the extraction of essential oils from plant
materials via the hydro-distillation method, which is applicable from the laboratory scale to …

Citrus sinensis is widely grown fruit crop in the world and exhibits a lot of valuable properties
such as antioxidant, antiinflammatory and anti-tumour. The peels of Citrus sinensis consist …

Citronella grass is native to India and Sri Lanka; which the plant found growing wild in most
tropical Asian countries including Malaysia. In Malaysia, it is planted in the kitchen gardens …

Volatile oil, or commonly known as essential oil, is a concentrated liquid that is insoluble in
water and contains aromatic compounds. One source of essential oils is citronella. The …

This work aimed to evaluate the effect of system absolute pressure on the yield and
composition of petitgrain essential oil of Citrus deliciosa Tenore, extracted by steam …

An automated steam distillation was successfully used to extract volatiles from Citrus hystrix
DC (Kaffir lime) peels. The automated steam distillation integrated with robust temperature …