The determination of essential oils in Sandalwood via NIR Spectroscopy


Autoria(s): Wedding, B.; White, R.; Grauf, S.; Coomans, D.; Nottingham, S.; Gadek, P.
Data(s)

01/05/2006

Resumo

Sandalwood oil is widely used in the medicinal, cosmetic and aromatherapy industries. The oil is distilled from the heartwood of the sandalwood tree Santalum - a genus of hemi-parasitic tree species occurring throughout South and Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific. With international concern on the sustainability Sandalwood oil (Fox, 2000), the quality of oil entering the market is being compromised either through extraction from underdeveloped heartwoods or through adulteration with lower grade Sandalwood oils or synthetic substitutes (Howes et al. 2004). Although no standard method exists to assess the quality of Sandalwood oil, the International Organisation for Standardisation recommends GCMS analysis of santalol oil content. NIR spectroscopy has had a demonstrated success for other essential oils (Schulz et al. 2004, Steur et al. 2001). In addition, NIR spectroscopy has also been applied as both a qualitative and quantitative analytical tool in the forestry industry (Steur et al. 2001). This project aimed to assess the ability of NIR spectroscopy as a non-invasive, rapid and cheap analytical alternative to GCMS for Santalol determination.

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Wedding, B. and White, R. and Grauf, S. and Coomans, D. and Nottingham, S. and Gadek, P. (2006) The determination of essential oils in Sandalwood via NIR Spectroscopy. In: 12th Australian Near Infrared Spectroscopy Group (ANISG) Conference, 7-10 May 2006, Rockhampton.

http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/1309/

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http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/1309/1/WeddingSandalwood__Rockhampton-sec.pdf

http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/1309/

Palavras-Chave #Science (General) #NIR (Near Infrared) #Forestry
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Conference or Workshop Item

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