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Supercritical CO2 Extraction of the Essential Oils of Eucalypts: A Comparison with Other Methods

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Plant Volatile Analysis

Part of the book series: Modern Methods of Plant Analysis ((MOLMETHPLANT,volume 19))

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The genus Eucalyptus (L’Heritier) is the most widely studied of all the Australian flora. Whilst Australia is the original source of nearly all eucalypts, Spain, Portugal, the Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Chile and China all have substantial plantations that are used for the production of eucalyptus oil for export (Rothschild 1991).

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Milner, C.P., Trengove, R.D., Bignell, C.M., Dunlop, P.J. (1997). Supercritical CO2 Extraction of the Essential Oils of Eucalypts: A Comparison with Other Methods. In: Linskens, H.F., Jackson, J.F. (eds) Plant Volatile Analysis. Modern Methods of Plant Analysis, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03331-9_7

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