Application of headspace gas chromatography in essential oil analysis. Part IX. Selective loss of terpene compounds during hydrodistillation

✍ Scribed by H. Vuorela; J. Pohjola; C. Krause; R. Hiltunen

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 187 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0882-5734
• DOI: 10.1002/ffj.2730040307

✦ Synopsis

Comparing the composition of essential oils obtained by headspace gas chromatography (HSGC) and conventional hydrodistillation from needles of Pinus sylvestris L., a selective loss of low boiling terpene hydrocarbons can be observed by the latter technique. HSGC is therefore more suitable for quantification of highly volatile compounds than the hydrodistillation technique.