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Lemon Oil / Limonene Extraction

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nickmccabe

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I need assistance with basic flowsheet / mass balance and equipment requirement details for production of lemon oil and d-limonene from whole lemons. Any advice on novel and cost effective methods, as well as traditional, would be welcome.
 
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You want novel alternatives, consider supercritical fluid extraction for direct separation of target compound groups. Batch processing is a realistic possibility (eg. coffee decafination with CO2) if the product value is high enough and the batch size reasonable for pressure vessel sizing.
 
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