| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,733,460,371 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
carbon dioxide extraction |
0.02 sec. |
|
carbon dioxide extraction, n in aromatherapy, a method of extracting essential oils using compressed carbon dioxide for a solvent. An expensive method, it uses lower temperature than most methods, thus ensuring that the essential oils are not heat-damaged. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
The amount of such oxygenated compounds as linalol, decilic aldehyde, neral and geranial in cold-pressed essential oils was concentrated tenfold when using supercritical carbon dioxide extraction. According to a Sainsbury's press release, the retailer "has worked with the cork manufacturer Sabate for two years to develop natural cork based closures which go through a process of carbon dioxide extraction to 'clean' them (i. |
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|