Equilibrium Journal of Chemical Engineering
Vol 3, No 2 (2019): Volume 3 No 2 December 2019

Lilin Aromaterapi dari Minyak Atsiri Kulit Jeruk Manis (Citrus sinensis)

Defe Lestari (Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Eva Vidayanti (Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Arif Jumari (Universitas Sebelas Maret)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Dec 2020

Abstract

Abstrak. Kulit jeruk manis saat ini hanya menjadi sampah yang belum banyak termanfaatkan. Ada senyawa kimia minyak atsiri bernilai ekonomi tinggi pada kulit jeruk yang disebut limonene yang memiliki aroma segar yang khas. Minyak atsiri Limonene diekstrak dari kulit jeruk kemudian diaplikasikan sebagai lilin aromaterapi. Pengambilan minyak atsiri menggunakan destilasi uap cair selama 3 jam. Setelah itu, minyak esensial ditambahkan ke lilin aromaterapi dan asam stearat. Volume minyak atsiri hasil destilasi pada penelitian ini adalah 2,3 mL dengan berat 1,957 gram dari 200 gram kulit jeruk. Penambahan minyak atsiri sebanyak 3 mL untuk sampel 1 dan 5 mL untuk sampel 2. Lilin aromaterapi telah diuji lama nyala api dan penerimaan produk di masyarakat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi kandungan Minyak Atsiri Limonene semakin lama durasi nyala api dan semakin tinggi penerimaannya di masyarakat. Abstract. Sweet orange peel is a waste. There is a high economic valued chemical compound of essential oil called limonene which has a distinctive fresh aroma. Essential oil of Limonene  was extracted from orange peel then will be applied as aromatherapy candles. The taking of essential oils is using distillation of liquid vapor for 3 hours. After that, the essential oil is added to aromatherapy wax and stearic acid. The volume of essential oil extracted from distillation in this study is 2,3 mL with weight 1.957 grams from 200 grams of orange peel. The addition of essential oil is 3 mL for sample 1 and 5 mL for sample 2.. The aromatherapy candles had tested for flame duration and product acceptance in the community. The result showed that the higher the content of Essential oil of Limonene  the longer the flame duration and the higher the acceptance in the community. Keyword : sweet orange peel, essential oil of Limonene, extraction, distillation, aromatherapy candle,

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Journal Info

Abbrev

equilibrium

Publisher

Subject

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Chemistry Energy Engineering Materials Science & Nanotechnology

Description

Equilibrium Journal of Chemical Engineering (EJChE) publishes communication articles, original research articles and review articles in :. Material Development Biochemical Process Exploration and Optimization Chemical Education Chemical Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Designing, Modeling, and ...