melaleuca how extract oil from orenge peels in pakistan

   
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  • melaleuca how extract oil from orenge peels in pakistan
Can essential oil be extracted from Melaleuca bracteata?

Conclusions The present study aimed at the extraction of essential oil from Melaleuca bracteata to explore its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. It has been found from the results that the yield percentage for essential oil is about 2% through the hydrodistillation method, and it is enriched with eugenol methyl ether.

Is Melaleuca cultivated in Pakistan?

In Pakistan, the Melaleuca genus has been cultivated in the Punjab region for a long time, but its properties and products are yet not investigated here. Melaleuca bracteata is one of the species that is well adapted to the agroclimatic conditions of Pakistan [ 11 ].

How to extract essential oil from orange peels?

Hydro distillation extraction method of obtaining essential from orange peels was carried out at a temperature of 90oC in this work, and the results obtained from this were as shown in Figure 2. It can be seen from the figure that at no oil was obtained from the extraction from the initial time up till about 60 min.

How is essential oil extracted from Melaleuca?

Essential oil was extracted from Melaleuca via the hydrodistillation technique at the Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan (31.43¡ã N, 73.07¡ã E). The unit consisted of a distillation flask/tank, condenser, and thermometer. About 8¨C10 kg of plant material was added in flask and submerged into 12 L of water.