| Distillation is a method of separation of
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| | distillation and the equipment used is a
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| substances based on differences in their
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| | little costlier.
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| volatilities. Distillation is used in
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| | Steam Distillation.
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| aromatherapy to capture the essential
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| | Steam distillation produces the maximum
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| oils from garden flowers and herbs. Once
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| | yield and is used for extraction of
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| you have extracted the essential oil from
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| | aromatic essential oils on a large-scale
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| the parent plant you can use it in any
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| | commercial basis. The equipment used is
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| form that you like.
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| | expensive and suitable mainly for
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| There are essentially four different
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| | commercial purposes. As of now, steam
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| methods that you can use to distil
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| | distillation is the most popular
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| aromatherapy oil from plants. They are
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| | commercial method for distillation of
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| Enfleurage, Water distillation, Steam
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| | essential oils from plants.
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| distillation and a combination of both
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| | Equipment.
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| which is known as Water and Steam
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| | Now that we know about the various
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| distillation. Water distillation is the
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| | processes of distillation, let us look at
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| most common method practiced by home
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| | some of the kinds of distillation
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| users. The other two methods are slightly
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| | equipment that are available.
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| more laborious and involve the use of
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| | Distillation equipment is available in a
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| highly specialized equipment, and are as
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| | variety of materials. The common ones are
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| such used more on a commercial level.
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| | glass, aluminum, iron, stainless steel,
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| Enfleurage.
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| | and copper. The vessel into which the raw
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| Historically this is probably the first
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| | material is placed is called the still.
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| method used to obtain the essential oils
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| | The still body is designed depending on
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| from plants. In this process, the flower
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| | the type of distillation process that it
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| petals are placed on fat in layers. The
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| | is to be used for. It can be designed to
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| essential oils are transferred from the
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| | hold water, to have steam pumped into it
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| petals to the fat. Then the fat is be
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| | or have perforated plates upon which the
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| removed by solvents. The solvent is then
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| | materials sit, etc.
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| removed by rectification and further
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| | The sophistication of the equipment will
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| processes re-dissolve the essential oils
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| | depend on the type of distillation
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| in alcohol. This is a very laborious and
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| | process that you will utilize, and on the
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| time consuming way of obtaining the
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| | scale on which you wish to carry out your
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| essential oil.
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| | operations. Keep in mind that equipment
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| Water Distillation.
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| | that is just right for home use, could
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| This process involves the distillation of
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| | prove to be ineffective, if used on a
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| aromatic herbs and flowers over water to
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| | commercial basis, and so on. The simplest
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| extract their essential aromatic oils.
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| | sort of distillation equipment for home
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| Prior to carrying out water distillation,
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| | use would consist of a boiling flask, a
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| the plant is finely powdered. The
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| | receiving beaker, a copper distillation
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| equipment used is relatively simple and
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| | tube and a condensing cover. Ideally an
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| low priced. However, the yield from water
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| | alcohol based burner should be sued as a
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| distillation is not as high as that from
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| | heat source. For commercial purposes you
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| the other two.
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| | may want to utilize a commercial capacity
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| Steam and Water Distillation.
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| | steam distiller. These are large
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| This method uses a combination of water
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| | gas-fired distillers with built in
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| and steam to liberate the essential oils
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| | automation and safety features.
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| contained within a plant's aromatic sacs
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| | Choose your equipment wisely so that you
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| through heat and pressure and transforms
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| | can get the best out of extracting your
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| them into a liquid essence. The process
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| | favorite essential oils from aromatic
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| is slightly more complicated than water
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| | herbs and flowers.
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