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1. Steam Distillation Plant
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Steam distillation is a
separation process
which purifies isolate
temperature-sensitive
materials, such as
natural aromatic
compounds. In steam
distillation, dry steam is
passed through the
plant material. These
vapours
undergo condensation a
nd collection in
receivers.

2. Steam Distillation Plant
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The most common use of
steam distillation is the
extraction of natural
products from plant
materials. This is the
main industrial method
for obtaining plant
essential oils, used in
fragrances and personal
hygiene products. Many
products can be isolated
in this way

3. Steam Distillation Plant
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Application of steam
distillation can be found in
the production of
consumer food products
and petroleum industries.
They are used in
separation of fatty acids
from mixtures.
Steam distillation are
widely used in the
manufacturing of
essential oils, for instance
perfumes.

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There are three types of
hydro-distillation: water distillation,
water-steam distillation, and steam
distillation

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Plant parts that can be
used to produce essential
oil are berries (anise,
juniper), seeds (almond,
nutmeg, cumin), bark
(cinnamon, sassafras),
wood (cedar, rosewood,
sandalwood), rhizome
(ginger), leaves (basil, bay
leaf, sage, eucalyptus,
oregano, peppermint, pine,
rosemary, spearmint, tea
tree, thyme, wintergreen, ...

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Distillation methods are
good for powdered
almonds, rose petals and
rose blossoms, whereas
solvent extraction is
suitable for expensive,
delicate and thermally
unstable materials like
jasmine, tuberose, and
hyacinth. Water
distillation is the most
favored method of
production of citronella oil
from plant material.

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