Parametric modeling hydrodistillation of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. essential oil Algerian by the response surface methodology

Abstract

The objective of this study is to optimize the parameters of hydrodistillation of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. essential oil Algerian through the Response Surface Methodology (RSM), the parameters examined are the granulometry (particles diameter), condensation flow and extraction time. A 3-factor Box-Behnken design was used to produce combinations of factors, from the response surface analysis a second order polynomial expression was deduced and used to determine the best oil yield extracted as function of the optimum conditions.