METHOD FOR OBTAINING ESSENTIAL OIL FROM HERBACEOUS ESSENTIAL OIL RAW MATERIALS Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC C11B9/02 

FIELD: essential oil industry.

SUBSTANCE: method for obtaining essential oil from herbaceous essential oil raw materials includes preliminary grinding, mixing with a reagent, infusion at temperature and the ratio of material and reagent, and hydrodistillation to obtain essential oil, wherein the herbaceous essential oil raw materials are ground to sizes from 5 to 15 mm, mixed with the reagent in volume ratio from 1:5 to 1:8, infusion of raw materials at a temperature from 22 to 24° C for 3 to 5 hours, and the reagent is electroactivated water with a pH of 8 to 9.5, obtained by electrolysis of a 1-2% aqueous solution of NaCl, at a current of 0.5-0.6 A, voltage 36 V.

EFFECT: reducing the time of isolation of the target product, increasing its yield, and improving quality.

1 cl, 1 dwg, 4 tbl, 12 ex