شبیه‌سازی فرایند استانداردسازی اسانس نعناع دشتی با تقطیر جزء‌به‌جزء برای صنایع غذایی و دارویی

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 کارشناس مهندسی شیمی، دانشگاه صنعتی اصفهان

2 دانشجوی دکتری کشاورزی، دانشگاه صنعتی اصفهان

3 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد مهندسی شیمی، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس

4 استادیار مهندسی شیمی، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس

5 دانشیار کشاورزی، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس

6 دانشیار مهندسی مکانیک، دانشگاه پیام نور

چکیده

با وجود قرارگیری ایران در شمار یکی از کشورهای مطرح جهان در تولید نعناع دشتی، استخراج اسانس و استفاده از آن در صنایع مختلف غذایی و دارویی با چالش‌هایی نظیر نایکنواختی محصول و مقادیر کمتر از حد نیاز دو ترکیب ارزشمند کاروُن و لیمونن رو‌به‌روست. این پژوهش با هدف شبیه‌سازی و تحلیل فرایند استانداردسازی اسانس نعناع برای دست‌یابی به اسانسی حاوی بیش از 75 درصد کارون انجام گرفت. بعد از شناسایی اجزای اسانس خام و مدل‌سازی اجزای تشکیلدهندۀ اسانس نعناع استاندارد، برج تقطیر جزء‌به‌جزء ناپیوسته و تجهیزات مورد نیاز برای عملیات آن مدل‌سازی و عملیات پویای این سامانه شبیه‌سازی شد. طراحی عملیاتی فرایند بر مبنای شبیه‌ساز ایجادشده انجام گرفت و عمل‌کرد آن تحلیل شد. در شبیه‌سازی انجامشده، از 40 کیلوگرم اسانس خام نعناع با حدود 50 درصد کارون، 2/18 کیلوگرم اسانس استاندارد با میزان کارون بیش از 75 درصد در طی 5/18 ساعت بهدست آمد. بر اساس نتایج نسبت میزان جریان برگشتی برای دست‌یابی به بیشترین خلوص در کمترین زمان جداسازی ترکیبات سبک، برابر با 3 بود. نتایج این پژوهش می‌تواند راهنمای پژوهشگران و صنایع برای تولید اسانس نعناع با شاخصههای مورد نظر صنعت باشد و برای طراحی سامانه‌های پایلوت و صنعتی اسانس‌گیری و استانداردسازی اسانس سایر گیاهان دارویی و معطر، مفید واقع شود.

کلیدواژه‌ها

موضوعات


عنوان مقاله [English]

Simulation of Spearmint Essential Oil Standardization with Fractional Distillation for Food and Pharmaceutical Industries

نویسندگان [English]

  • A. Nikkhah 1
  • S. Barekat 2
  • H. Amirsadri Naini 3
  • M. Fakhroleslam 4
  • M. T. Ebadi 5
  • S. Asadi 6
1 B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology
2 Ph.D. Student of Agricultural Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology
3 M.Sc. Student of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University
4 Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University
5 Associate Professor of Agricultural Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University
6 Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Payame Noor University
چکیده [English]

Despite of Iran's position as one of the leading countries in the production of spearmint (Mentha spicata L.), the extraction of spearmint essential oil (SEO) and its use in food and pharmaceutical industries are faced with challenges such as non-uniformity of product and low amount of two valuable compounds of carvone and limonene. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of obtaining SEO with more than 75% carvone, as well as designing and simulating the extraction process with high economic efficiency. After determining the components of
the raw SEO and modelling the standardized SEO, the characteristics of the batch fractional distillation tower and the equipment required for the operation were modelled, and dynamic operations were simulated. The operational design of the process was performed based on the processed simulator (Aspen PLUS V.10), and its performance was analyzed. During the simulation, from 40 Kg of input feed with about 50% carvone, 18.2 Kg of standardized SEO with more than 75% carvone can be obtained. According to the results, the optimum condenser temperature and return flow to achieve maximum purity in the shortest time for the low weight compounds were 25-30°C and 3.1 ratios. The increasing temperature of the column tower caused increasing the amount of carvone in the pot and the amount of limonene in the receiver. However, the excessive temperature had an adverse effect on the output product; it reduced the amount of limonene in the receiver and increased undesirable components. Finally, the results obtained in this research can be a guide for researchers and industries to produce SEO with the desired characteristics and be helpful in designing pilot and industrial systems for essential oil extraction and standardization of other medicinal and aromatic plants.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Spearmint Essential Oil
  • Carvone
  • Limonene
  • Standardization
  • Batch Fractional Distillation

 

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