MODELING AND SIMULATION PROCESS OF EXTRACTION ESSENTIAL OILS BY STEAM DISTILLATION

• Autores: Armijo C., J., Vicuña G., E., Romero y Otiniano, P., Condorhuamán C., C., Hilario R., B.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2012
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/4967
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/quim/article/view/4967
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Essential oil by steam distillation; simulation; axial dispersion; Aceite esencial; destilación por arrastre de vapor; simulación; dispersión axial

This paper presents an investigation of the extraction of essential oils by steam distillation. The process is analyzed and a model is developed for the extraction of essential oil of eucalyptus in pilot scale with a steam flow of 5.73 g / min. According to the model Dunckhorst-Houghton, which considers the effect of axial dispersion, and the use of optimization procedures to establish the model parameters, excellent agreement was obtained between the amount of oil extracted theoretical and experimental.