Separating water soluble volatile organic compounds from aqueous solution
In the Steam Distillation of plant material for essential oil extraction, the end raw product is an aqueous solution of the more hydrophilic compounds
(the hydrosol/hydrolate) and a layer of essential oils (usually) floating on top.
I'm interested in a way to extract the water soluble organic molecules from the hydrosol, as they are useful for a variety of things, mostly
aromatherapy/perfumery related. I have read that up to 30% of the fragrant molecules are lost to the hydrosol, which can be used in products due to
all that water.
I'm aware of a company that sells products derived from extracting the molecules from the hydrosol and I even have a few of them.
Thanks in advance for any assistance (please forgive/correct any mistakes in Chem terminology.. my high school Chem is quite rusty)
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