Innovations and modifcations of current extraction methods and techniques of citrus essential oils: a review
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2024
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Discover Applied Sciences
Abstract
The genus Citrus of the Rutaceae family remains one of the benefcial fruit crops that produce high quantities of essential
oils that have pharmaceutical, biological, and food preservative applications. Despite the numerous benefts of citrus
essential oils (CEOs), there is a major challenge in choosing the most efcient extraction method(s) for large-scale pro duction of quality CEOs to meet industrial, research, and domestic demands. This review provides a general overview
of the listed citrus species, the chemical composition of their essential oils, medicinal uses, and the major methods of
extraction of citrus essential oils from 10 selected citrus species. A meticulous, in-depth review of the various methods
of CEOs extraction has been provided, along with their advantages, limitations, and novel modifcations. This compre hensive literature review expounded on the current extraction methods for citrus essential oils and the various modi fcations developed to reduce the extraction time, excessive energy consumption, CO2 production, and quality, as well
as to improve the extraction yield.
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Research Article
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extraction methods, citrus essential oils, Rutaceae family
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Christian K. Adokoh, cadokoh@ucc.edu.gh | 1 Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. 2 Department of Chemistry, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. 3 Department of Forensic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.