Efficacious & sustainable production of Dutch ornamentals for cosmetics: a demonstration : Final report

The aim of this project is to demonstrate the potential of Dutch ornamental cultivation for the cosmetics sector by applying the principles of green extraction to three Dutch example crops (Freesia, Tulip and Iris). To generate high-quality fragrance samples, supercritical fluid extraction with CO2 is applied to carefully extract fragile, fragrant substances. Flower stems, harvested from Dutch growers were transported to the extraction company Nateco where the influence of different parameters such as temperature, pressure and application of a co-solvent, on the obtained aroma profile in two p... Mehr ...