Fractionation of citrus oils by supercritical carbon dioxide

Fausto Gironi, Marco Maschietti

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Abstract

Fractionation of lemon and bergamot essential oils with supercritical carbon dioxide as a solvent was studied by means of a continuous countercurrent process. Experiments were performed by an isothermal isobaric stripping
column equipped with a high efficiency laboratory gauze packing. The experimental runs showed that a good separation efficiency can be achieved at low temperature (42-43°C) with solvent/feed ratio from 30 to 90 and at
pressure values not very high (around 8.0-8.5 MPa).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSelected Papers of the 6th International Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering, Icheap-6
EditorsS. Pierucci
PublisherAIDIC
Publication date2003
Pages129-135
ISBN (Print)0390-2358
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
Event6th Italian Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering (Icheap-6) - Pisa, Italy
Duration: 8 Jun 200311 Jun 2003

Conference

Conference6th Italian Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering (Icheap-6)
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPisa
Period08/06/200311/06/2003
SeriesAIDIC Conference Series
Volume6

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