Microwave-assited hydrodistillation (MAHD) extraction of aromatic plant hydrolates

Authors

  • Oscar Darío Guarín Magister Consultoría y Gestión Ambiental. Docente investigador, Programa de Ingeniería Ambiental, grupo de Investigación GAIA, Universidad de Santander UDES, Bucaramanga, Colombia
  • Andrés Fernando Barajas-Solano Ph.D (C) Ingeniería Química, Docente investigador, Programa de Ingeniería Ambiental, grupo de Investigación GAIA, Universidad de Santander UDES, Bucaramanga, Colombia

Keywords:

Eucalyptus Globulus, Mentha Viridis, Cymbopogon Citratus, , hidrodistillation, hidrolats, energy balance

Abstract

In this study, the extraction efficiency of a power system is evaluated by microwave hydrodistillation for obtaining hydrosols from three herbs (Eucalyptus globulus, Mentha viridis and Cymbopogon citratus). The results obtained show that, for a greater amount of hydrolate (42% for mint, 36% for lemongrass and 33% for ecualipto) is necessary to use extraction times close to 45 minutes biomass concentrations of 160 g; Moreover, from the energy balance it is obtained that to obtain 0.98 g of KJ 1158.952 hydrolate are necessary; Moreover, taking into account the results obtained, it is possible to determine that the environmental impact generated by the unit operation employed is high; Given the expense of 1,650 kWh has a footprint of between 1320 to 220 g of CO2.

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Published

2015-12-20

How to Cite

Guarín, O. D., & Barajas-Solano, A. F. (2015). Microwave-assited hydrodistillation (MAHD) extraction of aromatic plant hydrolates. Revista Politécnica, 11(21), 51–55. Retrieved from https://revistas.elpoli.edu.co/index.php/pol/article/view/619

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