Optimized extraction of cedar oil using green solvents

这个Engage项目将与All Natural Products Inc.(ANPI)合作，All Natural Products Inc.(ANPI)是一家加拿大公司，专注于从安大略省博尔顿的软木中提取精油。目前，ANPI使用各种提取技术从雪松覆盖物中分离精油，特别是雪松油。这些精油在食品、香料、香料和制药工业中都有应用。ANPI发现，他们目前的提取方法不能提供合适的雪松油产量。该项目将研究他们目前在Charpentier实验室的提取技术，以及如何使用绿色溶剂进行优化。 为了开发和优化提取过程，将研究提取时间、温度、压力、改性剂、流量、水分含量、保质期和起始覆盖材料的颗粒大小的影响。形式(种子、叶子、鲜花、根等)、状态(整个材料干燥或新鲜)和处理(研磨、切碎、切片等)还将检查原料的浓度，这将对萃取率产生影响。这个项目将为ANPI提供巨大的优势，提供新的机会，从我们价值较低的加拿大软木产品中获取最大价值。

This Engage project will be with All Natural Products Inc. (ANPI), who are a Canadian company focused on essential oil extract from softwood in Bolton, Ontario. Presently, ANPI uses various extraction techniques for isolation of essential oils particularly cedar oil from cedar mulch. These essential oils have applications in the food, flavor, fragrances, and pharmaceutical industries. ANPI have found that their current extraction methods do not provide a suitable yield of cedar oil. This project will examine their current extraction techniques in the Charpentier laboratory and how to optimize it using green solvents. Effect of extraction time, temperature, pressure, modifiers, flow rate, moisture content, shelf time, and particle size of the starting mulch material will be investigated for development and optimization of the extraction process. The form (seed, leave, fresh flowers, roots, etc.), state (whole material dried or fresh), and treatment (ground, chopped, sliced, etc.) of starting material will also be examined which will have an effect on the extraction yield. This project will provide tremendous advantage to ANPI providing new opportunities to extract the maximum value from our low valued Canadian based softwood products.