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An original solvent free microwave extraction of essential oils from spices

Author(s) -

Lucchesi Marie Elisabeth,

Chemat Farid,

Smadja Jacqueline

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

flavour and fragrance journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393

H-Index - 70

eISSN - 1099-1026

pISSN - 0882-5734

DOI - 10.1002/ffj.1274

Subject(s) - cuminum , chemistry , apiaceae , essential oil , solvent , extraction (chemistry) , solvent extraction , distillation , chromatography , organic chemistry , botany , biology

Attention is drawn to the development of a new and green alternative technique for the extraction of essential oils from spices. Solvent‐free microwave extraction (SFME) is a combination of dry distillation and microwave heating without added any solvent or water. SFME and hydrodistillation (HD) were compared for the extraction of essential oil from three spices: ajowan ( Carum ajowan , Apiaceae), cumin ( Cuminum cyminum , Umbelliferae), star anise ( Illicium anisatum , Illiciaceae). Better results have been obtained with the proposed method in terms of rapidity (1 h vs. 8 h), efciency and no solvent used. Furthermore, the SFME procedure yielded essential oils that could be analysed directly without any preliminary clean‐up or solvent exchange steps. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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