Projeto de um sistema móvel de extração de óleo essencial para o aproveitamento do resíduo do eucalipto de corte

Abstract

Eucalyptus plantations in Brazil occupy around 7.4 million hectares. The Eucalyptus genus encompasses more than 700 species, which have diverse physical and chemical properties and can be used for the most varied purposes. Essential oil is one of them, which is produced during the plant's secondary metabolism and is composed of different groups of chemical substances. The eucalyptus trees present in the Toledo region (PR) are only intended for burning to generate energy, discarding the leaves, which contain a large amount of essential oil. Thus, analyzing the use of eucalyptus leaves, the development of a mobile system for extracting essential oil from it was planned, so that it can go to the place where the trees are being cut. The results obtained are valid, as it was possible to size the equipment using the process mass balance formulation. The development of block diagrams, process flowchart, process piping and instrumentation, and plant layout helped visualize the eucalyptus essential oil production process in a transportation medium.