Open AccessKinetic Studies on Extraction of Essential Oil from Lemongrass Leaves (Cymbopogon citratus) by Steam Distillation Industrial Scale
Author(s) -
Tan Phat Dao,
Hoang Van Thang,
Quang Khoi Le,
Nguyen Van Gia Phap,
Long Giang Bạch,
Nguyễn Văn Mười,
Mai Huỳnh Cang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of chemistry/asian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0975-427X
pISSN - 0970-7077
DOI - 10.14233/ajchem.2020.22227
Subject(s) - cymbopogon citratus , citral , steam distillation , chemistry , essential oil , extraction (chemistry) , distillation , chromatography , pulp and paper industry , engineering
Study on kinetics and modeling of the essential oil steam distillation are required for the optimizationof the energy requirement, parameters and the process scale-up. In this study, hydrodistillation forextraction of essential oils from lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) steam distillation was investigated.The recovery of essential oils was carried out on an industrial scale instrument and with with differentmaterial quantities. The experimental results are determined by the integral method of analysis. Thekinetic parameters were evaluated from experimental data, which were generated at the different weightsof the lemongrass. The extraction rate constant explaining the extraction efficiency achieved from thisstudy is found to be k2 of 0.0661 min-1 in 710 kg using a second-order kinetic model. The GC/MS resultsrevealed that 14 components were identified in Cymbopogon citratusoils. The oil is extremely rich incitral (69.775%), which obtained in 180 min.