• Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis
  • Vol. 37, Issue 1, 306 (2017)
Saima naz1、*, Muhammad Asif Hanif2, Tariq Mahmood Ansari1, and Jamal Nasar Al-Sabahi3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakaria University, Multan 6000, Pakistan
  • 2Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
  • 3Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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    DOI: 10.3964/j.issn.1000-0593(2017)01-0306-06 Cite this Article
    Saima naz, Muhammad Asif Hanif, Tariq Mahmood Ansari, Jamal Nasar Al-Sabahi. A Comparative Study on Hemp (Cannabis sativa) Essential Oil Extraction Using Traditional and Advanced Techniques[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2017, 37(1): 306 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A comparative study of Cannabis sativa (Hemp) essential constituents obtained by using Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SCFE), Steam Distillation (SD) and Hydrodistillation (HD) is presented here. The optimized extraction temperatures were 130, 110 and 50 ℃ for hydrodistillation, steam distillation and supercritical fluid extraction respectively. The essential oil of C. sativa was analyzed by using Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A total of 33, 30 and 31 components have been identified in HD, SD and SCFE respectively. Yield of essential oil using SCFE (0.039%) was more than HD (0.025%) and SD (0.035%) extraction respectively. The main component of sesquiterpenes obtained by hydrodistillation at 130 ℃ with their percentages included caryophyllene (40.58%), trans-α-bergamotene (5.41%), humulene (10.97%), cis-β-farnesene (8.53%) and monoterpenes included α-pinene (2.13%), d-limonene (6.46%), p-cymol (0.65%) and cineole (2.58%) respectively. The main component of sesquiterpenes obtained by SD steam distillation at 110 ℃ including caryophyllene (38.60%) trans-α-bergamotene (4.22%), humulene (10.26%), cis-β-farnesene (6.67%) and monoterpenes included α-pinene (3.21%), d-limonene (7.07%), p-cymol (2.59%) and cineole (3.88%) whereas the more percentages of major components were obtained by SCFE at 50 ℃ included caryophyllene (44.31%), trans-α-bergamotene (6.79%), humulene (11.97%) cis-β-farnesene (9.71%) and monoterpenes included α-pinene (0.45%), d-limonene (2.13%) p-cymol (0.19%) and cineole (1.38 %) respectively. We found yield/efficiency, chemical composition, quality of the essential oils by supercritical fluid extraction superior in terms of modern, green, saving energy and a rapid approach as compared to traditional techniques.
    Saima naz, Muhammad Asif Hanif, Tariq Mahmood Ansari, Jamal Nasar Al-Sabahi. A Comparative Study on Hemp (Cannabis sativa) Essential Oil Extraction Using Traditional and Advanced Techniques[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2017, 37(1): 306
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