Hydrodistillation Kinetics Research Articles

Effects and Potential Mechanisms of Mixed-Salt Substrate on Yield, Hydrodistillation Kinetics and Essential Oil Composition of Flowers of Tree Peony ‘Taiping Hong’ (Paeoniaceae)

The use of a mixed-salt substrate (sodium chloride-choline bromide-1-ethyl-1-methyl-pyrrolidinium bromide; molar ratio: 1:1:1) has been proposed for hydrodistillation of essential oils. Tree peony ‘Taiping Hong’ (Paeoniaceae), a cultivated essential oil-bearing plant, was investigated. After using the salt substrate, distillation time decreased from 140 to 40 min, essential oil yield increased from 0.48 % to 0.69 % and the pseudo-first-order rate constant increased from 0.0233 to 0.123 min-1. Potential mechanisms are (1) osmosis effect and hydrogen-bond interactions, which improve cell wall rupture; (2) the increase in polarity of aqueous distillation media, which prevents emulsification. The essential oil composition was influenced by an increase in oxygenated compound content (32.9 % to 49.0 %) and a decrease in hydrocarbon content (65.3 % to 49.6 %). Furan linalool oxide (cis and trans), linalool and α-terpineol contents increased by 400 %, 250 % and 200 %, respectively. (E,E)-α-farnesene, α-muurolene and octadecane contents decreased by 50 %, 46 % and 38 %, respectively. Possible mechanisms are: (1) improved cell rupture, which significantly facilitates extraction of oxygenated compounds; (2) hydrogen bonding with oxygenated compounds, which enhances their transfer from the inside of cells to bulk solution; (3) salting-out effect, which decreases dissolution of oxygenated compounds and improves their distillation. The essential oil obtained was mainly composed of phloroglucinol trimethyl ether (21.9 %), nerol (10.2%), tricosane (9.1 %), nonadecane (9.0 %), α-muurolene (5.0 %) and furan linalool oxides (3.0 %). Target prediction analysis indicated that it has potential applications in aromatherapy. In conclusion, the use of the mixed-salt substrate combined with hydrodistillation can result in efficient isolation of essential oils.

A further study of the kinetics and optimization of the essential oil hydrodistillation from lavender flowers

Abstract Hydrodistillation has commonly been used to recover essential oil from various plant materials, including lavender (Lavandula officinalis) flowers. The main objectives of the present study were to model the kinetics of the lavender essential oil (LEO) hydrodistillation using a phenomenological model, to evaluate the statistical significance of the hydromodule and hydrodistillation time on LEO yield combining a 42 full factorial design with the response surface methodology, to model statistically LEO yield by multiple non-linear regression and to determine the optimal process conditions that provided the maximum LEO yield. The fast-essential oil distillation (washing stage) in the initial period and the slow diffusion stage until the saturation occurring simultaneously were observed, justifying the use of the phenomenological model. With increasing the hydromodule, the saturation LEO yield and the washable fraction of the LEO decreased while the washing and diffusion rate constants increased. Knowledge of the LEO oil yield and the hydrodistillation kinetics is important from the techno-economical point of view.

The yield, composition and hydrodistillation kinetics of the essential oil of dill seeds (Anethi fructus) obtained by different hydrodistillation techniques

In this work the impact of four different techniques of Clevenger-type hydrodistillation (technique I–IV) on the yield, hydrodistillation kinetics and composition of the essential oils of Anethum graveolens L. seeds was investigated. The highest oil yield, after five consecutive hydrodistillation runs (3.74ml/100g of plant material), was achieved by the utilization of filtrated (from plant material) water used in the previous hydrodistillation run plus newly added water in the subsequent runs (technique III). The hydrodistillation of dill seeds took place in two stages: a rapid, early distillation of the oil followed by a much slower second phase. Two kinetics models were successfully used to interpret the hydrodistillation rate of the essential oil of dill. Independent of the technique used, the oil contained the same components but in differing amounts as inferred from detailed gas chromatography–mass spectroscopy (GC–MS) analyses. Carvone was found to be the major component in all obtained oils.

Modeling the kinetics of essential oil hydrodistillation from plant materials

The present work deals with modeling the kinetics of essential oils extraction from plant materials by water and steam distillation. The experimental data were obtained by studying the hydrodistillation kinetics of essential oil from juniper berries. The literature data on the kinetics of essential oils hydrodistillation from different plant materials were also included into the modeling. A physical model based on simultaneous washing and diffusion of essential oil from plant materials were developed to describe the kinetics of essential oils hydrodistillation, and two other simpler models were derived from this physical model assuming either instantaneous washing followed by diffusion or diffusion with no washing (i.e. the first-order kinetics). The main goal was to compare these models and suggest the optimum ones for water and steam distillation and for different plant materials. All three models described well the experimental kinetic data on water distillation irrespective of the type of distillation equipment and its scale, the type of plant materials and the operational conditions. The most applicable one is the model involving simultaneous washing and diffusion of the essential oil. However, this model was generally inapplicable for steam distillation of essential oils, except for juniper berries. For this hydrodistillation technique, the pseudo first-order model was shown to be the best one. In a few cases, a variation of the essential oil yield with time was observed to be sigmoidal and was modeled by the Boltzmann sigmoid function.

The effect of hydrodistillation techniques on yield, kinetics, composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from flowers of Lavandula officinalis L.

The essential oils from flowers of Lavandula officinalis L. (L. officinalis L. = L. angustifolia Mill.) were obtained by two hydrodistillation techniques: standard (technique I) and modified (technique II) Clevenger hydrodistillation. The yield, hydrodistillation kinetics, composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils were investigated. The higher yield of oil was obtained by hydrodistillation technique II. The new analytical hydrodistillation kinetics model of essential oil from Lavandulae flowers was defined. The essential oil composition was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). There are differences in chemical compositions of the oils obtained by different techniques. Antimicrobial activity of essential oil obtained by technique I and II against Salmonella enteritidis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger is the same, while the activity against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa is slightly different.

Kinetics of Hydrodistillation and Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus L. var. serbica Pančić) Leaves

The essential oil was isolated from cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus L. var. serbica Pančić) leaves by hydro-distillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus. The kinetics of hydrodistillation was described by a simplified diffusional model. The oil analysis was performed by GC and GC/MS and the main compound identified was benzaldehyde (99.7%), while two other components being identified as (E)-2-hexenal and (Z)-ocimenone were present in insignificant quantities.

Glandular Trichomes, Secretory Cavities and Essential Oil of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.)

The purpose of the present work was to provide new elements on the localization of Salvia officinalis essential oil secretory structures. Anatomical investigations of leaves and stems secretory structure were carried out using light microscopy. Non-glandular, peltate and four types capitate glandular trichomes, already described in the literature, were found. In other hand, the parenchyma histological study showed the occurrence of oil secretory cavities. The kinetics of hydrodistillation is in agreement with the presence of essential oil produced and stored in endogenous cavities of S. officinalis. The qualitative and quantitative GC and GC-MS analysis of the essential oil revealed α-thujone (12.6 %), viridiflorol (12.5 %), β-caryophyllene (11.7 %) and α-humulene (10.3 %) as the major constituents.

Hydrodistillation kinetics and essential oil composition from fermented parsley seeds

The effect of fermentation conditions on the yield and composition of the essential oil from Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym. ex. A.W. Hill seeds was studied. The yield of essential oil was determined by a Clevenger-type apparatur, and the composition of the oil by GC analysis. The highest yield of essential oil (5.90 mL per 100 g, i.e. 96.7% in regard to the oil content in parsley seeds) was obtained from disintegrated parsley seeds fermented for 4 h at 30?C with a hydromodulus of 1:20 w/v, after the sixth hydrodistillation each lasting 240 minutes. The obtained oil contained ?-pinene, ?-pinene, sabinene, myristicin, 2,3,4,5-tetramethoxy-1-allylbenzene, apiole and 1,2 benzene-dicarbonic acid. The density of the oil (d25) was 1.039 g/mL3, the refractive index, (nD20) was 1.5214 and the oil solubility was 8 volume parts of 80% vol. ethanol for 1 mL of oil.