Research Article

The Flow Rate of the Condenser Cooling Water in the Distillation Process Increases the Quality and Quantity of Patchouli Oil

Table 1

The condensate flow rate on several treatments of condenser water discharge and patchouli leaf drying.

Patchouli leaf dryingCondenser water dischargeAverage
1.74 L/min ()1.08 L/min ()0.48 L/min ()

Condensate flow rate (ml/min)
5 days ()34.67A(a)29.33B(a)24.33C(a)29.44a
6 days ()32.33A(b)26.00B(b)20.66C(b)26.33b
7 days ()29.47A(c)24.00B(c)16.00C(c)23.16c
Average32.11A26.40B20.30C

Notes: the numbers followed by the same letter in the same column or the same capital letter in the same line indicate no significant difference by Duncan’s multiple range test ().