A surprising method for green extraction of essential oil from dry spices: Microwave dry-diffusion and gravity |
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Authors: | Farhat Asma Fabiano-Tixier Anne-Sylvie Visinoni Franco Romdhane Mehrez Chemat Farid |
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Affiliation: | Unité de recherche Modélisation, Analyse et Commande de Systèmes, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Gabés, 6029 Gabès, Tunisia. |
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Abstract: | Without adding any solvent or water, we proposed a novel and green approach for the extraction of secondary metabolites from dried plant materials. This "solvent, water and vapor free" approach based on a simple principle involves the application of microwave irradiation and earth gravity to extract the essential oil from dried caraway seeds. Microwave dry-diffusion and gravity (MDG) has been compared with a conventional technique, hydrodistillation (HD), for the extraction of essential oil from dried caraway seeds. Essential oils isolated by MDG were quantitatively (yield) and qualitatively (aromatic profile) similar to those obtained by HD, but MDG was better than HD in terms of rapidity (45min versus 300min), energy saving, and cleanliness. The present apparatus permits fast and efficient extraction, reduces waste, avoids water and solvent consumption, and allows substantial energy savings. |
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Keywords: | Microwave Extraction Dry-diffusion Earth gravity Essential oil Spices |
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