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Citronella oil, Chinese 85/35

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Synonym(s):

Citronella grass oil, Cymbopogon winterianus

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CAS Number:
8000-29-1
FEMA Number:
2308
MDL number:
MFCD00146467
UNSPSC Code:
12164502

grade

FG
Kosher

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 117

refractive index

n20/D 1.485 (lit.)

bp

222 °C (lit.)

density

0.897 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

lemon

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Preparation Note

Extraction method: steam distillation

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Usawadee Sakulku et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 372(1-2), 105-111 (2009-01-24)
Encapsulated citronella oil nanoemulsion prepared by high pressure homogenization at varying amounts of surfactant and glycerol, was studied in terms of the droplet size, stability, release characteristics and in vivo mosquito protection. Transparent nanoemulsion can be obtained at optimal concentration
H P Boruah et al.
Indian journal of experimental biology, 38(12), 1267-1269 (2001-06-20)
Cadmium at 200 mg kg-1 soil and above concentrations was fatal as growth was inhibited ultimately leading to death of Java citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt.). The surviving plants at 50 and 100 mg kg-1 treatments also exhibited pronounced retardation of
C Kongkaew et al.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, 16(7), 802-810 (2011-04-13)
This review aims to examine the effectiveness of citronella preparation used as a mosquito repellent. Multiple computerized databases such as MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, CINAHL, and AMED, were searched for controlled laboratory experiments that compared the effectiveness of citronella products
B Solomon et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 80(1), 61-66 (2011-09-20)
Citronella oil (CO) has been reported to possess a mosquito-repellent action. However, its application in topical preparations is limited due to its rapid volatility. The objective of this study was therefore to reduce the rate of evaporation of the oil
M M Miró Specos et al.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104(10), 653-658 (2010-08-03)
Microcapsules containing citronella essential oil were prepared by complex coacervation and applied to cotton textiles in order to study the repellent efficacy of the obtained fabrics. Citronella released from treated textiles was indirectly monitored by the extractable content of its
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