Journal of Chromatography & Separation Techniques
Open Access

Advanced analytical techniques for the extraction and characterization of plant-derived essential oils by gas chromatography mass spectrometry

4^th World Congress on MASS SPECTROMETRY

June 19-21, 2017 London, UK

Rabia Ikram Waseem

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Chromatogr Sep Tech

Abstract :

In recent years, essential oils have a growing interest with positive health effects of their novel characteristics like antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activities. For the extraction of plant-derived essential oils, there is the need of advanced analytical techniques and innovative methodologies. An exhaustive study of hydro-distillation, supercritical fluid extraction, ultrasonic & microwave assisted extractions, solid phase micro-extraction, pressurized liquid extraction, pressurized hot water extraction, liquidliquid extraction, liquid phase micro-extraction, matrix solid-phase dispersion and gas chromatography (one and two dimensional) hyphenated with mass spectrometry for the extraction through various plant species and analysis of essential oils have been provided. Essential oils are composed of mainly terpenes and terpenoids with lower molecular weight aromatic and aliphatic constituents.

Biography :

Email: raabchaudhry@yahoo.com