Essential Oils

Miroslav Blumenberg

ISBN 10: 1803557532 / ISBN 13: 9781803557533

Editore: Intechopen Jun 2022, 2022

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Over the years, natural products such as essential oils have been gaining more and more prominence due to their perceived health benefits. Plants rich in essential oils represent a viable source of biomolecules for use in the most varied human activities, such as agricultural, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical applications. Essential oils are natural volatile fractions extracted from aromatic plants that are formed by classes of substances such as fatty acid esters, mono and sesquiterpenes, phenylpropanoids, and aldehyde alcohols, and in some cases, aliphatic hydrocarbons, among others. In this context, this book includes twelve chapters that present new information on the extraction and application of essential oils in various industrial segments. It is divided into three sections that discuss the general concepts of essential oils and techniques for their extraction, topics in food science and technology, and essential oils and their pharmacological properties in various activities and applications. 228 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Essential Oils
• Editore: Intechopen Jun 2022
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1803557532
• ISBN 13: 9781803557533
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 266 L x 185 A x 20 P (millimetri) 266 millimetri di larghezza per 185 millimetri di altezza per 20 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 710 grammi

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Over the years, natural products such as essential oils have been gaining more and more prominence due to their perceived health benefits. Plants rich in essential oils represent a viable source of biomolecules for use in the most varied human activities, such as agricultural, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical applications. Essential oils are natural volatile fractions extracted from aromatic plants that are formed by classes of substances such as fatty acid esters, mono and sesquiterpenes, phenylpropanoids, and aldehyde alcohols, and in some cases, aliphatic hydrocarbons, among others. In this context, this book includes twelve chapters that present new information on the extraction and application of essential oils in various industrial segments. It is divided into three sections that discuss the general concepts of essential oils and techniques for their extraction, topics in food science and technology, and essential oils and their pharmacological properties in various activities and applications.