Potensi Pemanfaatan Kulit Jeruk Lemon Afkir (Citrus limon (L.) var. Eureka) sebagai Bahan Pembuatan Minyak Asiri

Andri Permana (Universitas Padjadjaran)
Sarifah Nurjanah (Departemen Teknik Pertanian dan Biosistem, Fakultas Teknologi Industri Pertanian, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.)
S Rosalinda (Departemen Teknik Pertanian dan Biosistem, Fakultas Teknologi Industri Pertanian, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.)
Farah Nuranjani (Departemen Teknik Pertanian dan Biosistem, Fakultas Teknologi Industri Pertanian, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.)

Jurnal Ilmiah Rekayasa Pertanian dan Biosistem
Vol 11 No 2 (2023): Jurnal Ilmiah Rekayasa Pertanian dan Biosistem

Unutilized (off-grade) lemon with slight damage have been utilized for lemon juice, even most of that just become waste. In fact, lemon by-product also have many essential compounds. This research aimed to determine the potential and optimal conditions of unutilized lemon peels using distillation process. The research used experimental methods with a factorial complete randomized design. This research used 3 factors including the conditions of material, distillation methods, and time of distillation. Essential oils parameters observed included oil yield, volatile compounds, and physico-chemical characteristics. Based on the results of research, unutilized lemon produced a concentration of limonene compounds of 63,8—67,7%. Optimal treatment was found in the fresh material, using steam and hydro distillation for 6 hours that produced an oil yield of 0.25%, a specific gravity of 0.856 g/ml, an acid value of 2.749 mg KOH/g, and an odour close to fresh lemon peel.