Abstract

Supercritical Fluid Extraction as A Technique to Obtain Essential Oil from Rosmarinus Officinalis L.

Golchehreh Khalili¹, Ali Mazloomifar², Kambiz Larijani¹, Mohammad Saber Tehrani¹ and Parviz Aberoomand Azar¹

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/330549

Abstract:

The aim of this study was the comparison of essential oil of one herb from lamiaceae family namely Rosemary, via supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and hydrodistillation (HD). The essential oils were analyzed by gas chromatography – quadrupole mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The compounds identified in higher relative abundance were, α-pinene (HD: 30.42%, SFE: 0.47%), 1,8-cineole (HD: 15.46%, SFE: 25.05%), Verbenone (HD: 13.09%, SFE: 5.17%), Camphor (HD: 8.97%, SFE: 15.69%), Borneol (HD: 7.16%, SFE: 9.15%) and β- Caryophyllene (SFE: 6.85%).

Keywords:

Rosemary; Supercritical fluid Extraction; Hydrodistillation; Essential Oil

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