Perlakuan Perendaman Pada Proses Penyulingan Minyak Atsiri dari Gaharu Bermutu Rendah

Yuni Adiningsih

Jurnal Riset Teknologi Industri
Vol 5 No 9 Juni 2011

Until recently there has been no report about optimum distillation techniques, to get the time refining a relatively shorter, better yield and quality (clean and not mixed in water) (Yuliansyah, 2004). The quality and yield of oil can still be improved through improvements in the process of distillation.Before the distillation process, aloe powder immersion treatment performed for 5 (five) days using water and methanol, and then compared with the distillation without treatment (control). Distillation process carried out in conditions 2,8 to 3,5 kgf/cm2 pressure and temperature 100-110oC with a time of refining for 8 hours. Oil produced by water immersion treatment for 5 days produces a yield of more than 0,025% without immersion (control). Aloes with water immersion treatment has the test results with the same quality control and into the category of oil of Aquilaria species.