distillation temperature (was GREEN Chamomile oil , or bunk?)

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JenB (nsorcel [jen] ) wrote on 23 June 2004 17:42:

 

 

 

>And I thought it was preferable to distill at around 100 degrees F

anyway - that's pretty low temp...<

 

 

 

Umm, sorry Jen, usually 100°F won’t boil water, which is a necessary

component for steam distillation. On the other hand, 100°C will satisfy the

criteria.

 

Dennis Archer

http://www.toona.com.au

 

 

 

 

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, " Dennis Archer " <toona@t...> wrote:

> JenB (nsorcel [jen@b...] ) wrote on 23 June 2004 17:42:

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> >And I thought it was preferable to distill at around 100 degrees F

> anyway - that's pretty low temp...<

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> Umm, sorry Jen, usually 100°F won't boil water, which is a necessary

> component for steam distillation. On the other hand, 100°C will

satisfy the

> criteria.

>

> Dennis Archer

> http://www.toona.com.au

 

Opps! You are right, and I did mean to say C, not F - we (Americans)

are just so programmed to think in Farenheit, not Celcius. Brain went

into auto-pilot mode, fingers were along for the ride.

 

Sorry for the confusion.

 

JenB