A convenient method for the determination of moisture in aromatic plants



Título del documento: A convenient method for the determination of moisture in aromatic plants
Revista: Quimica nova
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000313357
ISSN: 0100-4042
Autors: 1
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Institucions: 1Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Ciencia dos Alimentos, Lavras, Minas Gerais. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Quimica, Lavras, Minas Gerais. Brasil
3Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Exatas, Lavras, Minas Gerais. Brasil
4Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Farmacia, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil
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Període: Abr
Volum: 29
Número: 2
Paginació: 373-375
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés A method is proposed for the determination of the moisture content of aromatic plants. This method is based on the co-distillation of the starting material in a modified Clevenger apparatus with four organic solvents (toluene, cyclohexane, dichloromethane and carbon tetrachloride). The results were compared with those obtained by oven drying at 105 ºC and steam distillation of the essential oil. The efficiencies of the methods were shown to be equivalent. The solvent distillation method was more practical, especially with respect to operating time (2 h)
Disciplines Agrociencias,
Química
Paraules clau: Fitotecnia,
Plantas aromáticas,
Contenido de humedad,
Aceites esenciales
Keyword: Agricultural sciences,
Chemistry,
Crop husbandry,
Aromatic plants,
Moisture content,
Essential oils
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