Value Addition In Citronella Oil

Gedam Vilas
 Citronellal Oil

1. Limonene 2.5%
2. Citronellal 32-35%
3. Citronellol 10%
4. Citronellyl Acetate 3-5%
5. Geranyl Acetate 3-5%
6. Geraniol 25%
7. Geranyl Formate 3%
8. Citronellyl formate 3-5%
9. ß Caryo phyllene 2%
10. Elemol 3-4%
Value Addition in Citronella Oil
Citronella Oil

Fractionation

Limonene Residual Portion

Citronellal
FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION UNIT
Residual Portion
 Caryo Phyllene
 Citronellyl Acetate
 Geranyl Acetate
 Citronellyl formate
 Geranyl formate
 Citronellol
 Geraniol
 Elemol
 Residual Portion
Hydrolysis or Saponificatin

Saponified matter

Washing

Fractionation

Geraniol Citronellol Elemol Residue

 Acetic anhydride Citronellyl Acetate

C
Formic Acid Citronellyl formate
I
T
R Butyric Acid Citronellyl Butyrate
O
N Propionic Acid Citronellyl Propionate
E
L Diethylamine Hydration Hydroxy citronellol
L
O
Hydrogenation dihydrocitronellol
L

Photolytic Reaction Rose oxide

 Acetic Anhydride Elemyl Acetate
ELEMOL
Propionic Acid Elemyl Propionate
 Acetic Anhydride Geranyl Acetate

G
E
R Formic Acid Geranyl formate
A
N
Butyric Acid Geranyl Butyrate
I
O
L
Propionic Acid Geranyl Propionate
YIELD OF VALUE ADDED
PRODECTS

• Limonene 3%
• Citronellal 32-35%

• Citronellol 85% of citronellal

• Geraniol&Citronellol 42-45%
• Elemol 8-10%
• Residue 4-5%
• Loss 5%
Conversion of Citronellal to Citronellol
by Reduction

Citronellal

Ni H2 gas

Citronellol
Manufacturing of Geranyl acetate
from Geraniol

Geraniol

Acetic anhydride

Geranyl acetate
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