Bioenzyme mediated hydrodistillation (BMHD) for extraction of mint oil from mentha leaves: improvement in yield and menthol content

• Published in: Bioprocess and biosystems engineering Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 1471 - 1482
• Main Authors: Thakiyal, Sunidhi, Bhatia, Surekha, Kaur, Charanjeet, Phutela, Urmila Gupta, Alam, Mohammed Shafiq, Sharma, Rohit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biotechnology; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Distillation; Distillation - methods; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Enzymes; Food Science; Industrial and Production Engineering; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Mentha - chemistry; Menthol; Menthol - chemistry; Oils & fats; Pectinase; Physical properties; Plant Leaves - chemistry; Plant Oils - chemistry; Pretreatment; Research Paper; Response surface methodology; Sugar; Xylanase; Bioenzyme mediated hydro-distillation (BMHD); Mint oil; Menthol content; Hydro-distillation (HD); Mentha leaves

The present study optimized pre-treatment conditions for bioenzyme-mediated hydro-distillation (BMHD) for extraction of mint oil from mentha leaves and the results were compared with those of traditional hydro-distillation (HD) method using response surface methodology. The bio-enzymes produced from...