Research Article

Optimization of Essential Oil Extraction from Bitter Leaf (Vernonia Amygdalina) by Using an Ultrasonic Method and Response Surface Methodology

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3D response surface plot of the yield of EO: (a) effects of sonication time and ultrasonic power at the constant liquid-solid ratio, (b) effects of sonication time and the liquid-solid ratio at constant ultrasonic power, and (c) effects of ultrasonic power and the liquid-solid ratio at constant sonication time.
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