Essential Oils: Extraction, Characterization and Applications - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323917402 ISBN 13: 9780323917407

Publisher: Academic Press, 2023

Synopsis

Essential Oils: Extraction, Characterization and Applications covers sixteen essential oils from different herbal and aromatic plants, including production, composition and extraction techniques such as distillation, chemistry and properties, characterization and applications. The book also presents their safety, toxicity and regulation, alongside trade, storage, stability and transport concepts. Essential oils in plants, extraction and analysis, and current trends in the use of essential oils, like aroma therapy, agro-food and non-food usage are thoroughly explored. Remaining chapters are dedicated to different essential oils, including lavender, peppermint, sandalwood, citrus, eucalyptus, tea tree, clove, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosewood, juniper and pine, patchouli, clary, and more.

Edited by a global team of experts in essential oils, this book is designed to be a practical tool for the many diverse professionals who develop and market essential oils.

• Thoroughly explores the extraction and characterization of essential oils
• Contains comprehensive information on major, popular essential oils
• Provides an exceptional range of information on properties, applications, safety, toxicity and regulations

About this title

About the Authors

Dr. Gulzar Ahmad Nayik completed his Master’s Degree in Food Technology from Islamic University of Science & Technology, Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India and PhD from Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Sangrur, Punjab, India. He has published over 55 peer-reviewed research and review papers, 30 book chapters, edited three books in Springer Nature & Elsevier and one textbook, and has delivered number of presentations at various national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and webinars. Dr Nayik also fills the roles of editor, associate editor, assistant editor and reviewer for many food science and technology journals.

Dr Mohammad Javed Ansari is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad, UP, India. Dr Ansari has also worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Protection, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2017. He did his PhD in Biotechnology from Indian institute of Technology Roorkee, India and M.Sc in Botany from Ch. Charan Singh University Meerut, India. Dr Ansari has published over 130 Research/Review articles in high impact factor journals. Dr Ansari has worked as Principal Investigator in many funded projects in King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr Ansari has participated in many national and international conferences (Abu Dhabi, Belgium, Indonesia, Turkey, USA, Italy, Romania, Germany, Spain, Cuba, Australia, Egypt, Ukraine, Ethopia, Portugal etc.). Dr Ansari is editorial board member of many renowned journals and also member of many international scientific associations and societies. Dr Ansari has supervised many students at master’s level & doctorate level.

From the Back Cover

Essential Oils: Extraction, Characterization and Applications brings information on sixteen essential oils from different herbal and aromatic plants, covering in deeply analysis its production and composition, extraction techniques such as distillation, chemistry and properties, characterization and applications. The book also presents the safety, toxicity and regulation of each of these essential oils, besides its trade, storage, stability and transport. The book has three general chapters dealing with essential oils in plants, its extraction and analysis and current trends in use of essential oils, like aroma therapy, agro-food and non-food usage. All the remaining chapters are dedicated to a different essential oil, covering all aspects of: lavender, peppermint, sandalwood, citrus, eucalyptus, tea tree, clove, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosewood, juniper and pine, patchouli, clary and essential oils from lamiaceae family. Edited by a global team of experts in essential oils, this book is designed to be a practical tool for the many diverse professionals who develop and market essential oils.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 0323917402
• ISBN 13: 9780323917407
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 526
• Editor: Nayik M.Sc PhD NET Gulzar Ahmad, Ansari M.Sc PhD Mohammad Javed