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https://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/578120| Title: | Optimisation of water soluble essential oil from lemongrass leaves using steam distillation |
| Authors: | S. F. Lim (UNIMAS) P. Y. L. Pah (UNIMAS) S. N. David Chua (UNIMAS) H. T. Nicholas Kuan (UNIMAS) |
| Keywords: | Essential oil Lemongrass leaves Optimisation Steam distillation |
| Issue Date: | May-2017 |
| Description: | Lemongrass leaves are often under-utilised and unexploited. In this study, lemongrass leaves were used to produce water soluble essential oil using a steam distillation system. Water steam was passed through the lemongrass leaves which were placed and supported on a grid above the water in a distiller. The steam distillation system was fabricated and optimised using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The maximum oil yield with optimal relative citral content is obtained at 6.69 of plant-to-water ratio, 26.68 minutes of distillation time using air-dried lemongrass leaves left under the shade for two days. At the optimum conditions, the predicted oil yield was 0.6719% of lemongrass (C. citratus) oil which contains 71.79% of citral content. |
| News Source: | Pertanika Journals |
| ISSN: | 0128-7680 |
| Volume: | 25 |
| Pages: | 137-144 |
| Publisher: | Universiti Putra Malaysia Press |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal Content Pages/ Kandungan Halaman Jurnal |
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