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    Limonene can be extracted from orange peel through steam distillation. The outer skin of the peel, which accounts for two-thirds of the peel's mass, contains the highest concentration of limonene. Small pieces of only the outer orange peel are placed in water and heated to distill off the limonene-rich essential oil. The distillate, containing a limonene-water mixture, is then extracted with ether to isolate the limonene, leaving an aqueous layer. The ether layer is evaporated to yield pure limonene.

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    Limonene can be extracted from orange peel through steam distillation. The outer skin of the peel, which accounts for two-thirds of the peel's mass, contains the highest concentration of limonene. Small pieces of only the outer orange peel are placed in water and heated to distill off the limonene-rich essential oil. The distillate, containing a limonene-water mixture, is then extracted with ether to isolate the limonene, leaving an aqueous layer. The ether layer is evaporated to yield pure limonene.

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    LEMONEN

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    Limonene can be extracted from orange peel through steam distillation. The outer skin of the peel, which accounts for two-thirds of the peel's mass, contains the highest concentration of limonene. Small pieces of only the outer orange peel are placed in water and heated to distill off the limonene-rich essential oil. The distillate, containing a limonene-water mixture, is then extracted with ether to isolate the limonene, leaving an aqueous layer. The ether layer is evaporated to yield pure limonene.

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    Extraction of the Essential Oil Limonene from Oranges.

    Chemistry Department
    Outreach Team.
    Ahmed Saleh, Denefield school, Reading 2008

    Steam Distillation of Orange Peel The Distillation Extraction of Limonene from the
    Distillate
    Low molecular weight water Initially an oily water / limonene mixture can be
    immiscible compounds can seen condensing on the glassware at a
    be separated from natural distillation temperature of 98 C. The
    products by steam temperature will rise to 100oC as the distillate Limonene, an alkene, is
    distillation. In this case steam composition approaches pure water. extracted into a low density
    distillation is used to isolate water immiscible solvent (ether).
    the essential oil limonene
    from the orange peel.
    The lower layer is the
    Limonene is concentrated in the peel of an remaining aqueous distillate
    orange. The orange peel has two distinct layers,
    the skin and the pith. Limonene Is not distributed
    evenly between these two layers. Experimentation
    has shown that only minimal quantities of
    limonene can be extracted from the white pith.
    This outer skin Limonene’s structure
    accounts for two –
    Pith thirds of the mass
    Skin of the peel. The
    best yields of Orange peel cut into small pieces,
    limonene are placed into 100 mL of water
    Mass of Orange Peel obtained by using Evaporation of the Solvent
    only this outer skin.
    Limonene can be
    To finalise the
    The yield of limonene is about 1% using this observed as an
    extraction, the ether
    outer skin. This is a large yield compared to oily suspension in
    layer (b.pt. 37oC)
    other essential oil extractions, where yields the final distillate
    Heat was evaporated on
    can range from 1-0.01 % by mass. (80 mL).
    a water bath to
    leave the limonene
    Essential oils can be steam distilled from flowers, leaves, fruits, barks and woods (b.pt. 176oC).

    Essential oils are


    found in many limonene (150mg)
    household products, obtained from 15 g
    ranging from high end of orange peel skin.
    cosmetics to basic The limonene has
    cleaning materials. an intense aroma of
    oranges
    Lavender Patchouli Bergamot Cinnamon

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