Separation of geraniol from citronellol by selective oxidation of geraniol to geranial

• Main Authors: Chong, Daniel Jun Weng, Jalifah Latip,, Siti Aishah Hasbullah,, Sastrohamidjojo, Harjono
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9049/1/15_Daniel_Chong_Jun_Weng.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9049/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol44num8_2015/contentsVol44num8_2015.html

Rhodinol is a mixture of geraniol and citronellol. It is the second fraction in fractional distillation of commercially grown Cymbopogon nardus. The physical and chemical similarities of these two compounds made them inseparable. The individual use of each compound is of great importance. A selectiv...