Extraction of Essential Oils of Rosmarinus officinalis L. by Two Different Methods: Hydrodistillation and Microwave Assisted Hydrodistillation

Table 2

Chemical composition of rosemary essential oils obtained by CH and MAH.

No.	Compounds	Kovat’s index	MAH (%)	CH (%)
	Monoterpene hydrocarbons		35,84	37,19
1	α-Pinene	939	15,4	15,82
2	Camphene	954	9,16	9,77
3	β-Pinene	979	3,72	3,56
4	α-Terpinene	1017	2,49	2,44
5	para-Cymene	1025	4,15	4,79
6	Limonene	1028	0,92	0,81
	Oxygenated monoterpenes		63,03	61,76
7	Cineole	1030	32,18	31,2
8	β-myrcene	1048	4	3,75
9	Linalool	1097	1,37	1,49
10	Camphor	1146	16,2	16,54
11	Borneol	1169	1,64	1,47
12	α-Terpineol	1199	7,36	7,16
13	Verbenone	1205	0,28	0,15
	Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons		0,27	0,11
14	β-Caryophyllene	1419	0,12	0,08
15	α-Caryophyllene	1423	0,15	0,03
	Other oxygenated compounds		0,61	0,74
16	Bornyl acetate	1289	0,61	0,74
	Total oxygenated compounds		63,64	62,5
	Total nonoxygenated compounds		36,11	37,3
	Total		99,75	99,8