• How is Basil essential oil extracted?
  • Mustapha (2018) obtained basil essential oil by Soxhlet method, with an extraction yield of 1.89%. This is a method that also uses solvents: it is a solid¨Cliquid extraction based on the transference of the target compounds from the solid to appropriate organic solvents.
  • 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.
  • Is basil oil extraction using SFME compared to Hydro distillation?
  • This is one of the advantages of the SFME method when compared to extraction using conventional methods, namely hydro distillation (HD). This is due to the long extraction time associated with the cost and labor required. To analyze this, in this study discussed the electricity consumption of basil oil extraction using the SFME and HD methods.
  • How to extract basil leaves?
  • Soxhlet extraction consisted in extraction of basil leaves by methylene chloride using Soxhlet apparatus during 6 h. For SFE extraction, 50 g of ground basil was placed in the extractor vessel and submitted to a first extraction (E1) using carbon dioxide at the pressure of 100 bar and temperature of 60 ¡ãC.
  • Can essential oil be extracted from Basil and epazote plants?
  • Cordoso-Ugarte et al. designed microwave assisted extraction (MAE) for extracting essential oil from basil and epazote plants. Results indicated that essential oil yields were affected by power, solvent quantity and heating time.
  • How is the basil leaf extraction process optimized?
  • The analysis of variance (ANOVA) and determination of the model equation The basil leaf extraction process was optimized using the Box-Behnken Design (BBD) with the variables: microwave power (A), the ratio between the mass of the feed and the capacity of the boiling flask (B), and time used in extraction (C).