The Effect of Seawater Used for Hydrodistillation on Essential Oil Yield and Composition of Oil-Bearing Rose (Rosa damascena Mill.)
Oil-bearing rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) is the most important rose species having a high-value volatile oil, used in the fragrance and cosmetic industries.Epidermal cells of the flower petals are the main essential oil source.During the boiling process of hydrodistillation, the essential oil in the cells diffuses through the cell rumchata proof wal