Open AccessEssential Oil Extraction: Being Green and Emerging Technologies
Author(s) -
Carlos Alberto Tosta Machado,
Herman Augusto Lepikson,
Matheus Antônio Nogueira de Andrade,
Paulo Renato Câmera da Silva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of bioengineering and technology applied to health/journal of bioengineering and technology apllied for health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2674-8568
pISSN - 2595-2137
DOI - 10.34178/jbth.v4i4.175
Subject(s) - steam distillation , raw material , extraction (chemistry) , yield (engineering) , essential oil , process engineering , distillation , product (mathematics) , business , consumption (sociology) , cosmetics , manufacturing engineering , pulp and paper industry , engineering , mathematics , chemistry , materials science , chromatography , social science , geometry , organic chemistry , sociology , metallurgy
The essential oil extraction industry responds for a significant role as a raw material supplier to the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and cleaning product segments. These oils are produced mainly via steam distillation in small businesses, applying systems with broad opportunities when technology is concerned. This paper aims to present the technological features to optimize extraction effectiveness (yield) and energy consumption. The answer to the question in the title involves improvement proposals to green extraction and the impact on business. This study is the continuation of the one previously published in the number 3/2021 of this Journal, entitled “Essential Oil Steam Distillation: Manufacturing 4.0”.