• extraction of edible oil from aromatic plants in Ethiopia
  • extraction of edible oil from aromatic plants in Ethiopia
  • extraction of edible oil from aromatic plants in Ethiopia
  • extraction of edible oil from aromatic plants in Ethiopia
  • What are the methods used to extract essential oil from plants?
  • The methods used to extract essential oil from these plants are; steam distillation (SD), solvent-assisted extraction, hydro distillation (HD), ultrasonic-assisted extraction, supercritical fluid extraction and solvent-free microwave extraction (Belhachat et al., 2018). Oil extraction techniques are classified as shown in Fig. 1.
  • How to extract oil from medicinal plants?
  • Various studies have been carried out on the methods of oil extraction from aromatic and medicinal plants. Afzal et al. developed a hybrid solar distillery to extract oil from peppermint leaves and eucalyptus. A secondary biomass system was also attached to meet energy demand during rainy season and night hours (Afzal et al., 2017).
  • Are essential oils extracted from lemongrass grown in Ethiopia physicochemically analyzed?
  • To the best of my knowledge, there is no published report on the physicochemical analysis of essential oils extracted from lemongrass grown in Ethiopia.
  • What is economic assessment of conventional and advanced extraction techniques?
  • Economic assessment of conventional and advanced extraction techniques for essential oil from medicinal and aromatic plants can be performed by determining the production cost or cost of manufacturing (COM) of essential oil extraction from medicinal and aromatic plants.
  • Why are essential oil extraction methods important?
  • Essential oils are very important as they are used as anti-cancer agents, anti-viral agents, anti-spasmodic effects, anti-bacterial agents, anti-diabetic activity, and anti-lipid peroxidation etc. Present study aims to summarize all oil extraction methods and their economic and environmental aspects.
  • What is the difference between conventional and non-conventional essential oil extraction?
  • Conventional methods of essential oil extraction have lower yield and efficiency and higher extraction time than non-conventional methods such as microwave-assisted extraction and ultrasonic-assisted extraction. However, they are still used for essential oil extraction nowadays.