Innovation in a Continuous System of Distillation by Steam to Obtain Essential Oil from Persian Lime Juice (<i>Citrus latifolia</i> Tanaka)
The citrus industry is one of the most important economic areas within the global agricultural sector. Persian lime is commonly used to produce lime juice and essential oil, which are usually obtained by batch distillation. The aim of this work was to validate a patented continuous steam distillatio...
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| author | José Daniel Padilla-de la Rosa Magaly Dyanira Manzano-Alfaro Jaime Rosalío Gómez-Huerta Enrique Arriola-Guevara Guadalupe Guatemala-Morales Anaberta Cardador-Martínez Mirna Estarrón-Espinosa |
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| description | The citrus industry is one of the most important economic areas within the global agricultural sector. Persian lime is commonly used to produce lime juice and essential oil, which are usually obtained by batch distillation. The aim of this work was to validate a patented continuous steam distillation process and to both physically and chemically characterize the volatile fractions of essential Persian lime oil. Prior to distillation, lime juice was obtained by pressing the lime fruit. Afterwards, the juice was subjected to a continuous steam distillation process by varying the ratio of distillate flow to feed flow (0.2, 0.4, and 0.6). The distillate oil fractions were characterized by measuring their density, optical rotation, and refractive index. Gas chromatography GC-FID was used to analyze the chemical compositions of the oil fractions. The process of continuous steam distillation presented high oil recovery efficiencies (up to 90%) and lower steam consumption compared to traditional batch process distillation since steam consumption ranged from 32 to 60% for different steam levels. Moreover, a reduction in process time was observed (from 8 to 4 h). The oil fractions obtained via continuous steam distillation differed significantly in their composition from the parent compounds and the fractions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ef5c5de90a344c9a9cc5affce0628c42023-11-22T04:29:39ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-07-012614417210.3390/molecules26144172Innovation in a Continuous System of Distillation by Steam to Obtain Essential Oil from Persian Lime Juice (<i>Citrus latifolia</i> Tanaka)José Daniel Padilla-de la Rosa0Magaly Dyanira Manzano-Alfaro1Jaime Rosalío Gómez-Huerta2Enrique Arriola-Guevara3Guadalupe Guatemala-Morales4Anaberta Cardador-Martínez5Mirna Estarrón-Espinosa6Unidad Zapopan, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (CIATEJ), Av. Camino Arenero No. 1227, Col. El Bajío, Guadalajara C.P. 45019, MexicoDepartamento de Ingeniería Química, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán #1421, esq. Calzada Olímpica, Guadalajara C.P. 44430, MexicoDepartamento de Química, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán #1421, esq. Calzada Olímpica, Guadalajara C.P. 44430, MexicoDepartamento de Ingeniería Química, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán #1421, esq. Calzada Olímpica, Guadalajara C.P. 44430, MexicoUnidad Normalistas, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (CIATEJ), Av. Normalistas No. 800, Guadalajara C.P. 44720, MexicoEscuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Epigmenio González 500 Fracc. San Pablo, Querétaro C.P. 76130, MexicoUnidad Zapopan, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (CIATEJ), Av. Camino Arenero No. 1227, Col. El Bajío, Guadalajara C.P. 45019, MexicoThe citrus industry is one of the most important economic areas within the global agricultural sector. Persian lime is commonly used to produce lime juice and essential oil, which are usually obtained by batch distillation. The aim of this work was to validate a patented continuous steam distillation process and to both physically and chemically characterize the volatile fractions of essential Persian lime oil. Prior to distillation, lime juice was obtained by pressing the lime fruit. Afterwards, the juice was subjected to a continuous steam distillation process by varying the ratio of distillate flow to feed flow (0.2, 0.4, and 0.6). The distillate oil fractions were characterized by measuring their density, optical rotation, and refractive index. Gas chromatography GC-FID was used to analyze the chemical compositions of the oil fractions. The process of continuous steam distillation presented high oil recovery efficiencies (up to 90%) and lower steam consumption compared to traditional batch process distillation since steam consumption ranged from 32 to 60% for different steam levels. Moreover, a reduction in process time was observed (from 8 to 4 h). The oil fractions obtained via continuous steam distillation differed significantly in their composition from the parent compounds and the fractions.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/14/4172essential oilsdistillation by steamcontinuous processes |
| spellingShingle | José Daniel Padilla-de la Rosa Magaly Dyanira Manzano-Alfaro Jaime Rosalío Gómez-Huerta Enrique Arriola-Guevara Guadalupe Guatemala-Morales Anaberta Cardador-Martínez Mirna Estarrón-Espinosa Innovation in a Continuous System of Distillation by Steam to Obtain Essential Oil from Persian Lime Juice (<i>Citrus latifolia</i> Tanaka) Molecules essential oils distillation by steam continuous processes |
| title | Innovation in a Continuous System of Distillation by Steam to Obtain Essential Oil from Persian Lime Juice (<i>Citrus latifolia</i> Tanaka) |
| title_full | Innovation in a Continuous System of Distillation by Steam to Obtain Essential Oil from Persian Lime Juice (<i>Citrus latifolia</i> Tanaka) |
| title_fullStr | Innovation in a Continuous System of Distillation by Steam to Obtain Essential Oil from Persian Lime Juice (<i>Citrus latifolia</i> Tanaka) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Innovation in a Continuous System of Distillation by Steam to Obtain Essential Oil from Persian Lime Juice (<i>Citrus latifolia</i> Tanaka) |
| title_short | Innovation in a Continuous System of Distillation by Steam to Obtain Essential Oil from Persian Lime Juice (<i>Citrus latifolia</i> Tanaka) |
| title_sort | innovation in a continuous system of distillation by steam to obtain essential oil from persian lime juice i citrus latifolia i tanaka |
| topic | essential oils distillation by steam continuous processes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/14/4172 |
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