Yield and chemical composition of essential oil of the chamomile [Chamomilla recutita (L.) Raeuchert] extracted for steam distillation

Authors

  • Aurélio Vinicius Borsato Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Luiz Doni-Filho Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Lílian Cristina Côcco Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Edmilson Cezar Paglia Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2008v29n1p129

Keywords:

Alpha-bisabolol, Chamazulene, GC-MS.

Abstract

The distillation process was periodically monitored, on Campo Largo-PR, in “CHAMEL Ind. e Com. De Produtos Naturais LTDA.”, in the 2005 harvest. The hydrodistillation and GC-MS analyses were done in the UFPR Laboratories. The obtained data indicate that the chamomile essential oil extracted through the distiller model used presented low quality. Great part of the essential oil, besides their main components, it was being lost with the hidrolato. In the distillation process the periodic evaluation of quality and efficiency indicators is indispensable to establish appropriate operational conditions.

Author Biographies

Aurélio Vinicius Borsato, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Engenheiro Agrônomo, Universidade Federal do Paraná – Produção Vegetal, R. dos Funcionários, 1540, Curitiba-PR, 80.035-050.

Luiz Doni-Filho, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Engenheiro Agrônomo, Universidade Federal do Paraná – Produção Vegetal, R. dos Funcionários, 1540, Curitiba-PR, 80.035-050.

Lílian Cristina Côcco, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Engenheira Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná – Centro Politécnico, Curitiba-PR.

Edmilson Cezar Paglia, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Engenheiro Agrônomo, Universidade Federal do Paraná – Campus Litoral, Caioba/Matinhos-PR.

Published

2008-08-29

How to Cite

Borsato, A. V., Doni-Filho, L., Côcco, L. C., & Paglia, E. C. (2008). Yield and chemical composition of essential oil of the chamomile [Chamomilla recutita (L.) Raeuchert] extracted for steam distillation. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 29(1), 129–136. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2008v29n1p129

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