Isolation of citronellal and geraniol from citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus) oil by vacuum fractional distillation: Effect of operating conditions on the separation

• Autorzy: Le Minh-Trung , Vu Duc-Phuong , Nguyen Thanh Ngoc , Le Xuan-Tien

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/pjct-2023-0040

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study used fractional distillation to separate citronellal and geraniol from citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus) essential oil to improve their market value. The one-factor-at-a-time methodology investigated operating parameters’ optimum conditions and effects, including system pressure, packing types, and column height. All investigations were evaluated based on their main fraction’s citronellal and geraniol content and recovery. Regarding the effect of the variables, a higher system pressure improved the separation while increasing the temperature range of each fraction and distillation time. The packing types would also improve the separation by providing a large surface area. Finally, the column height also positively impacted the separation. In the optimum citronella oil fractionation, citronellal content experienced a 2.5-fold increase, from 37.68% to 94.33%. Geraniol purity reached 40.61% from an initial content of 17.33% in the raw CW oil. The distillation could recover up to 90.00% of citronellal and 68.18% of geraniol.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

citronellal; geraniol; vacuum; fractional distillation; citronella oil

• Wydawca: West Pomeranian University of Technology. Publishing House
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 25, nr 4
• Strony: 67--80
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., rys., tab., wz.

Twórcy

autor

Le Minh-Trung

• Department of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology (HCMUT) , Vietnam
• Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Vietnam

autor

Vu Duc-Phuong

• Department of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam
• Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Vietnam

autor

Nguyen Thanh Ngoc

• NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University Vietnam

autor

Le Xuan-Tien

• Department of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam
• Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Vietnam

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).