Research Article

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

Table 4

Patchouli alcohol content 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 ()

Patchouli alcohol content (%)
5 days ()16.84A(a)17.10A(a)17.14A(a)17.03a
6 days ()16.96A(a)17.11A(a)17.19A(a)17.09a
7 days ()17.30A(a)17.17A(a)17.22A(a)17.17a
Average17.03A17.13A17.18A

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 ().