Research Article

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

Table 2

The condenser water temperature 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 ()

Condenser water temperature (°C)
5 days ()30.56B(a)32.47B(a)48.93A(a)37.32a
6 days ()30.90B(a)32.30B(a)49.40A(a)37.53a
7 days ()31.02B(a)32.99B(a)49.50A(a)37.84a
Average30.83B32.59B48.28A

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 ().