LEMONGRASS OIL
Cymbopogon flexuosus (DC.) Stapf.
Lemongrass cultivation
Leaf
Description
| Appearance: | Fluid liquid |
| Colour: | deep yellow to orange brown |
| Aroma: | Fresh grassy lemon type |
| Specific gravity: | 0.8725 to 0.8855 at 26 C |
| Optical rotation: | (-) 1.25 to (-) 2.9 o at 26 C |
| Refractive index: | 1.4855 to 1.4895 at 26 C |
| Acid number: | 3.5 to 8 |
| Ester number: | 18 to 35 |
| Ester number after acetylation: | 225 to 255 |
| Aldehyde content | 70 to 85 % (Hydroxylamine hydrochloride method) |
| Solubility: | soluble in 1.3 volumes of 80 % alcohol |
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