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Effect of second cooling on the chemical components of essential oils from orange peel (Citrus sinensis)
Yulong Chen1, Jijun Wu, Yujuan Xu
1Sericultural and Agro-Food Processing Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Guangzhou 510610, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A second cooling was added to the oil collectors of an improved Clevenger-type apparatus (ICT) to investigate the thermal reaction of essential oils from orange peel compared to a traditional Clevenger-type apparatus (CT). The results demonstrated the yield rate of essential oil from ICT was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that from CT. The major components of the essential oils consisted of monoterpenes, such as d-limonene, β-myrcene, β-pinene, γ-terpinene, α-pinene. Interestingly, ICT prevented the thermal reaction-the transformation of β-myrcene to β-thujene-and reduced the oxidation on α-pinene and β-pinene of the essential oil in comparison to CT. In addition, the yield rate of γ-terpinene can also be improved via ICT compared to CT. Thus, ICT is an effective improvement to traditional CT.
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