Separation of D-Limonene and Other Oxygenated Compounds from Orange Essential Oil by Molecular Distillation and Fractional Distillation with a Wiped Film Evaporator

Jorge Alberto García-Fajardo; David Antonio Flores-Méndez; Ángela Suárez-Jacobo; Lilia Guadalupe Torres-Martínez; Miriam Granados-Vallejo; Rosa Isela Corona-González; Guadalupe María Guatemala-Morales; Enrique Arriola-Guevara

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LAPSE:2023.35069

Separation of D-Limonene and Other Oxygenated Compounds from Orange Essential Oil by Molecular Distillation and Fractional Distillation with a Wiped Film Evaporator

Jorge Alberto García-Fajardo, David Antonio Flores-Méndez, Ángela Suárez-Jacobo, Lilia Guadalupe Torres-Martínez, Miriam Granados-Vallejo, Rosa Isela Corona-González, Guadalupe María Guatemala-Morales, Enrique Arriola-Guevara

April 28, 2023

Orange essential oil (OEO) is mainly composed of D-Limonene and other oxygenated compounds that contribute to the orange flavor and aroma. However, D-Limonene is unstable in the presence of heat, light, and water, affecting the quality of the OEO. Therefore, the objective of this study was to fractionate OEO by distillation, both molecular and fractionated (hybrid), producing a D-Limonene-rich fraction. The OEO was characterized by physicochemical tests and gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry (GC−MS). The fractionation of the OEO was carried out by molecular distillation and fractional distillation following, in both cases, a factorial design (23) with central points, considering the D-Limonene percentage in the distillate and the residue as a response variable. According to the physicochemical characterization, the predominant optical isomer was dextrorotatory, where D-Limonene is the main component of OEO (92.584%). For molecular distillation, the D-Limonene content was reduced to 47.964% in the residue or deterpenated fraction, while for fractional distillation, it was 86.779%. For this study, molecular distillation was considered a non-thermal process (use of low temperatures) that promoted the efficient recovery of oxygenated compounds. In contrast, fractional distillation favored the recovery of D-Limonene in the light fraction.

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LAPSE:2023.35069

Keywords

D-Limonene, fractional distillation, molecular distillation, orange essential oil

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Materials

Suggested Citation

García-Fajardo JA, Flores-Méndez DA, Suárez-Jacobo Á, Torres-Martínez LG, Granados-Vallejo M, Corona-González RI, Guatemala-Morales GM, Arriola-Guevara E. Separation of D-Limonene and Other Oxygenated Compounds from Orange Essential Oil by Molecular Distillation and Fractional Distillation with a Wiped Film Evaporator. (2023). LAPSE:2023.35069

Author Affiliations

García-Fajardo JA: Subsede Noreste, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Vía de la Innovación 404, Parque PIIT, Apodaca 66628, Mexico [ORCID]
Flores-Méndez DA: Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico en Celaya, Antonio García Cubas #600, Esq. Av. Tecnológico, Celaya 38010, Mexico
Suárez-Jacobo Á: Tecnología Alimentaria, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Normalistas 800, Guadalajara 44270, Mexico [ORCID]
Torres-Martínez LG: Subsede Noreste, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Vía de la Innovación 404, Parque PIIT, Apodaca 66628, Mexico
Granados-Vallejo M: Tecnología Alimentaria, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Normalistas 800, Guadalajara 44270, Mexico
Corona-González RI: Departamento de Ingeniería Química, CUCEI−Universidad de Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán #1421, Esq. Calzada Olímpica, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico
Guatemala-Morales GM: Tecnología Alimentaria, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Normalistas 800, Guadalajara 44270, Mexico [ORCID]
Arriola-Guevara E: Departamento de Ingeniería Química, CUCEI−Universidad de Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán #1421, Esq. Calzada Olímpica, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico [ORCID]

Journal Name

Processes

Volume

11

Issue

4

First Page

991

Year

2023

Publication Date

2023-03-24