Publisher's Synopsis
Encyclopaedia of Chemistry of Essential Oils Processes and Applications provides a much-needed compilation of information related to the development, use, and marketing of essential oils. Essential oils (EOs) are very interesting natural plant products and among other qualities they possess various biological properties. This encyclopaedia intends to make the reader acquainted with all aspects of EOs and their constituent aromachemicals ranging from chemistry, pharmacology, biological activity, production, and trade to uses, and regulatory aspects. An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetherolea, or simply as the oil of the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove. Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds, fixatives and solvents - used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces
