Microwave Assisted Extraction of Essential Oil From Cymbopogon Flexuosus (Steud.) Wats.: A Parametric and Comparative Study

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1963-1970

  Desai, Meghal A ^a   Parikh, Jigisha ^a  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

citral; cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud.) Wats.; essential oil; microwave assisted extraction; parametric study; yield

Indexed keywords

CITRAL; CYMBOPOGON; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED EXTRACTION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; YIELD;

LOADING;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 84865829256     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.659785     Document Type: Article

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