Moradi Sara, Fazlali Alireza, Hamedi Hamid
Department of Chemical Engineering, Arak University, Arak, Iran.
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Avicenna J Med Biotechnol. 2018 Jan-Mar;10(1):22-28.
Hydro-distillation (HD) method is a traditional technique which is used in most industrial companies. Microwave-assisted Hydro-distillation (MAHD) is an advanced HD technique utilizing a microwave oven in the extraction process.
In this research, MAHD of essential oils from the aerial parts (leaves) of rosemary () was studied and the results were compared with those of the conventional HD in terms of extraction time, extraction efficiency, chemical composition, quality of the essential oils and cost of the operation.
Microwave hydro-distillation was superior in terms of saving energy and extraction time (30 , compared to 90 in HD). Chromatography was used for quantity analysis of the essential oils composition. Quality of essential oil improved in MAHD method due to an increase of 17% in oxygenated compounds.
Consequently, microwave hydro-distillation can be used as a substitute of traditional hydro-distillation.
水蒸馏(HD)法是大多数工业公司使用的传统技术。微波辅助水蒸馏(MAHD)是一种在提取过程中利用微波炉的先进HD技术。
本研究对迷迭香叶中挥发油的微波辅助水蒸馏进行了研究,并在提取时间、提取效率、化学成分、挥发油质量和操作成本方面将结果与传统水蒸馏法进行了比较。
微波水蒸馏在节能和提取时间方面更具优势(30分钟,而HD为90分钟)。采用色谱法对挥发油成分进行定量分析。由于含氧化合物增加了17%,微波辅助水蒸馏法提高了挥发油的质量。
因此,微波水蒸馏可作为传统水蒸馏的替代方法。