Industrial distillation of essential oils from Taptaro wood chips and chemical composition analysis

Abstract

This study presents the experimental data on the distillation of essential oils Taptaro wood chips (Cinnamomum porrectum (Roxb.) Kosterm.). It is an industrial distillation of essential oils by using a 500-liter distillation machine, which is a distillation machine used in the essential oil distillation industry in general, to be used in this study and research. The results shown that essential oils. The distilled from Taptaro wood chips has essential oil percentages of 2.55% v_oil/w_dry and 2.80% w_oil/w_dry, consistent with previously research. The distilled essential oil was analyzed for chemical composition. It was found that the main chemical composition is safrole, the largest amount is up to 95.92% and other chemicals are methyleugenol 0.7%, benzene-1,2,3-trimethoxy-5-(2-propenyl) 0.30% and eucalyptol 0.08%, respectively and a density of 1.100 g/cm³. The results of this study will be important information for applying or improving essential oil distillation techniques and preparation of raw materials for distillation from Taptaro wood chips in the future and it is useful information for those who are interested in the production of commercial Taptaro wood chips essential oil in the future as well.