Intensified approach towards isolation of cinnamon oil using microwave radiation: Parametric, optimization and comparative studies

The essential oil from cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum L.) bark was effectively isolated using microwave radiation. Effective parameters such as extraction period, solid loading, soaking time, volume of water and microwave power were examined individually to study the impact on extraction of cinnamon oil and its major component, cinnamaldehyde (CA). Scrutinized factors were then optimized by the Taguchi based design of experiment which would...