Eugenol Enrichment of Clove Bud Essential Oil Using Different Microwave-assisted Distillation Methods

• Published in: FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 385 - 394
• Main Authors: Golmakani, Mohammad-Taghi, Zare, Mahdieh, Razzaghi, Saeedeh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tsukuba Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology 2017; The Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Acetic acid; antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; Chemical composition; clove bud; Distillation; essential oil; Essential oils; Eugenol; eugenol enrichment; Extraction; Hydrolysis; microwave-assisted extraction

Clove bud (Syzygium aromaticum) essential oils (EOs) were extracted by hydro-distillation (HD), steam-distillation (SD), microwave-assisted hydro-distillation (MAHD), and microwave-assisted steam-distillation (MASD) methods. A comparison was made between microwave-assisted extraction and conventiona...