IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

STEAM DISTILLATION OF TULASI OIL USING SOLAR CU-PLATE

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Sk.Shaheda, V.V.BasavaRao, P.L.C.Saikiran, E. Sunanda, G. Meghana

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Essential oils have been commonly used since ancient times. These oils are also largelyused for the preparation of medicines. These essential oils are extracted from various parts of theherbs and medicinal plants such as stems, leaves, roots, seeds etc. Tulasi, Eucalyptus,lavender, lemon grass, rose marry, lavender, and many more types of essential oils that are widelyused in curing of many diseases.In this paper we are extracting Tulasi oilusing differentdistillation methods using renewable energy source i.e., solar energy with a robustly designedCopper clad panel. Bio-active components like Germacrene - D, β - Caryophyllene, Camphene,α-Cubebenearebeingobtained from dried Tulasileavesusingsteamdistillation.Steamdistillation is a conventionalprocessthat is used to effectively get rid of these stipulation oils. Themain concerns in this extraction process are higher efficiency,lower cost and a sustainableenergysource.Hence steam is being produced usingsolar copper cladpanelofdimensions30cmx30cmx2mm.Thiscoppercladplateisdetachedwithferricchlorideandcoatedwith a lead and the circuit with a 2-pole terminal and silicone paste is applied all over the panel as thin layer.This Solar Cu Clad plate is capable of generating power equivalent to fully charged 24 voltsbatteryfor6-10 hrs.

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