On-farm processing of medicinal and aromatic plants by solar distillation system

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-277

  Munir, A ^a   Hensel, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DISTILLATION; DISTILLERIES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PLANT EXTRACTS; REFLECTION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AROMATIC PLANTS; AVERAGE POWER; AXIS OF ROTATION; FIXED FOCUS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; REFLECTED BEAM; SOLAR DISTILLATION SYSTEM; TRACKING DEVICES;

DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT;

CUMINUM CYMINUM; MELISSA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 77954956495     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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