Essential Oil Extraction, Scalability Concerns, and Process Intensification

This book provides insights into essential oil extraction research with a special interest in the scalability concerns of each extraction method and their techno-economic concerns. It includes advancements and prognosis for the optimal extraction of essentials oil from laboratory to pilot, then to industrial scale. It overviews techno-economic feasibility and life cycle assessment to identify sustainable options and propose improvements to the currently available technologies in essential oil extraction. Features: Focusses on extraction technology of essential oils and scalability concern of essential oil extraction Presents robust elucidation on essential oil production, current market value, and demand Reviews feasibility studies and techno economic consideration of essential oil production processes Updates on oil extraction technologies and process intensification emerging technologies in harnessing the nutraceuticals benefit Emphasizes simulation, optimization, and lifecycle assessment for environmental sustainability This book is aimed at graduate students, researchers, and professionals in separation and purification processes, process intensification, and agricultural feedstocks