Extracting Oils from Organic Material
Extracting Oils from Organic Material
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I would like to know how to extract oils from organic material. I would like to set up a little system at home where I would be able to extract oils from leaves, flowers, etc...
I would appreciate some ideas on what process would be involved.
Thanks
I would appreciate some ideas on what process would be involved.
Thanks





RE: Extracting Oils from Organic Material
would be destillation with steam.
For larger quantities you may recover most of the heat with
heat-pump or you may use vacuum destillation with a
counterflow system.
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RE: Extracting Oils from Organic Material
http://www.homestore.com/HomeGarden/Gardening/Features/Flowers/Fragrance.asp
Try www.google.com and 'flower oil extraction', lots of hits. I have don't any personal experience to share with you.
RE: Extracting Oils from Organic Material
RE: Extracting Oils from Organic Material
www.edenlabs.org
RE: Extracting Oils from Organic Material
You could try EDC or Methanol. These would, I guess, extract many other things (pigments, proteins, etc. ) along with component you want!
Separating these ingredients would be a tougher exercise.
RE: Extracting Oils from Organic Material
You are correct about the solvents extracting many other things besides fragrance oils, and about the separation being difficult. With that in mind, I would go with the steam distillation for better purity.
RE: Extracting Oils from Organic Material
With steam distillation would I just put the material in some water bring it to the boil and collect the vapour. Then seperate the oil from the water?
Is it that simple?
THanks
RE: Extracting Oils from Organic Material