Soxhlet Extraction versus Hydrodistillation Using the Clevenger Apparatus: A Comparative Study on the Extraction of a Volatile Compound from <i>Tamarindus indica</i> Seeds

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Methods used</td><td class="align_center">Fresh sample (g)</td><td class="align_center">Quantity yield (g)</td><td class="align_center">% yield</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Soxhlet</td><td class="align_center">100</td><td class="align_center">2.5</td><td class="align_center">2.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Hydrodistillation with the Clevenger</td><td class="align_center">100</td><td class="align_center">1.4</td><td class="align_center">1.4</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Percentage yield of the two methods used.</div>

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Table 1: Soxhlet Extraction versus Hydrodistillation Using the Clevenger Apparatus: A Comparative Study on the Extraction of a Volatile Compound from <i>Tamarindus indica</i> Seeds 

Table 1 | Soxhlet Extraction versus Hydrodistillation Using the Clevenger Apparatus: A Comparative Study on the Extraction of a Volatile Compound from Tamarindus indica Seeds 