Abstract:
The extraction condition of essential oil from freeze- dried Citrus maxima flower by steam distillation was studied by single factor experiment and further the response surface method.The optimum condition was obtained as follows: the liquid to solid ratio 16 ∶ 1,the concentration of salt solution 3.51%,extraction time 8.15 h. The extraction ratio was 0.3856%. The composition of essential oil from Citrus maxima flower by steam distillation was analyzed by GC- MS,a total of 50 compounds which accounted for 87.60% of the essential oil were identified including farnesol,ethyl linoleate,ethyl linolenate,ethyl palmitatethe,nerolidol as the main components.