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Fractionation of Lemon Grass Oil for Commercial Exploitation


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1 Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre, Kannauj (U.P.), India
2 Department of Chemistry, D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Kanpur (U.P.), India
     

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Water-steam distilled lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus L.) oil contains citral 72-78% as main content. Citral was isolated under reduced pressure up to the maximum purity of 90% and further it is chemically converted into highly valuable aroma chemical, geranyl nitrile. The results indicated that isolation of citral and production of geranyl nitrile was a profitable processing for the perfumery industry.

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Essential Oil, Perfumery, Cymbopogon flexuous, Geranyl Nitrile, Lemon Grass.
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  • Fractionation of Lemon Grass Oil for Commercial Exploitation

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Authors

Nadeem Akbar
Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre, Kannauj (U.P.), India
B. K. Saxena
Department of Chemistry, D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Kanpur (U.P.), India

Abstract


Water-steam distilled lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus L.) oil contains citral 72-78% as main content. Citral was isolated under reduced pressure up to the maximum purity of 90% and further it is chemically converted into highly valuable aroma chemical, geranyl nitrile. The results indicated that isolation of citral and production of geranyl nitrile was a profitable processing for the perfumery industry.

Keywords


Essential Oil, Perfumery, Cymbopogon flexuous, Geranyl Nitrile, Lemon Grass.