Research Article

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

Table 3

Oil yield 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 ()

Oil yield (%)
5 days ()1.40A(a)1.03B(a)0.34C(a)0.92a
6 days ()1.30A(b)0.90B(b)0.23C(b)0.82b
7 days ()1.23A(c)0.74B(c)0.17C(c)0.71c
Average1.33A0.89B0.24C

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 ().