Modeling the supercritical desorption of orange essential oil from a silica-gel bed

One of the most important byproducts of the orange juice industry is the oil phase. This is a mixture of terpenes, alcohols, and aldehydes, dissolved in approximately 96% limonene. To satisfactorily use oil phase as an ingredient in the food and cosmetics industries separation of the limonene is req...

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Main Authors: Silva E.A., Cardozo-Filho L., Wolff F., Meireles M.A.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering 2000-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322000000300004