Direct analysis of essential oils by means of TXRF spectrometry

Bibliographic Information
Authors: Shaltout A.A.; Abdel-Hameed E.-S.S.; Bilo F.; Borgese L.; Depero L.E.
Journal: X-Ray Spectrometry
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication Date: 10 December 2019
Volume / Issue: Volume 49 / Issue 2
Pages: 322–331
ISSN: 498246
DOI: 10.1002/xrs.3131
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Document Type: Article
Authors and Affiliations
Shaltout A.A., Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 888, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia, Spectroscopy Department, Physics Division, National Research Centre, El Behooth St., Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt; Abdel-Hameed E.-S.S., Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hader, Giza, Egypt; Bilo F., Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Borgese L., Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Depero L.E., Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Abstract
Direct analysis of essential oil has been performed for estimation of the elemental content in five different extracted essential oils from the leaves of different plants, namely, Mentha longifolia, Rosmarinus officinalis, Ocimum basilicum, Elletaria cardamomum, and Lavandula hybrida. A benchtop total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometer with a maximum power of 40 W was used for this purpose. Fourteen elements have been quantified in most of the extracted essential oil samples, and their limits of detection were determined. The detected elements are P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Br, Ni, and Hf. The validity of the present method was demonstrated using a standard reference material of organometallic oil sample. Two extraction methods of essential oils from leaves of the mentioned plants are evaluated, namely, classical hydro-distillation and microwave-assisted hydro-distillation. The quantitative elemental analysis of the extracted essential oils using the two extracted methods was studied and compared. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords
Distillation; Organometallics; Plants (botany); X ray spectrometers; Direct analysis; Elemental contents; Lavandula; Mentha longifolia; Ocimum basilicum; Oil samples; Rosmarinus officinalis; Total reflection X-ray fluorescence; TXRF spectrometry; X-ray fluorescence spectrometer; Essential oils
Citation Information
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