The effect of hydrodistillation technique on the yield and composition of essential oil from the seed of petroselinum crispum (mill.) Nym. Ex. A.W. Hill

• Main Authors: Stanković Mihajlo Z., Nikolić Nada Č., Stanojević Ljiljana, Cakić Milorad D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia 2004-01-01
• Series: Hemijska Industrija
• Subjects: petroselinum crispum; apiaceae; parsley seed; essential oil; hydro distillation
• Online Access: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0367-598X/2004/0367-598X0409409S.pdf

The essential oil was isolated from the seed of Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym. ex. A.W. Hill by using different techniques of Clevenger-type hydrodistillation. The highest yield of oil, after five consecutive hydrodistillation runs (3.9 mL/100 g of plant material), was obtained by the technique in which water from the still flask was separated by filtration and used together with fresh water for immersing the plant material in a subsequent distillation. Regardless of the technique used, the oil contained different amounts of α-pinene, ß-p/nene, limonene, 2,3,4,5-tetramethoxy-1-allylbenzene, apiole and 1,2-benzenedicarbonic acid.