Extraction de l'Huile Essentielle Complète des Fleurs de Cananga Odorata de la Plaine de l'Imbo: Vers la Vulgarisation d'une Nouvelle Filière de Plante Industrielle au Burundi

Steve de Cliff (1) , Pierre Claver Harerimana (1)

1 Faculté des Sciences

The Cananga odorata, commonly known as "ylang-ylang", is a very fragrant plant now growing in the Imbo plain. The extraction of essential oils from flowers of that plant, performed by hydrodistillation few days after flowering, and only under non optimal experimental conditions, has yet to give oil with physico-chemical properties very consistent with international standards. In effect, with a density of 0.940, a refractive index of 1.502, an acidic index of 0.421, and a particularly high ester index of 350.6, the extraction and conditioning of the aromatic fraction of ylang-ylang offers new perspectives in aromatherapy and perfumery, which could make ylang-ylang a new opportunity of vulgarization of this new industrial plant, not only in Burundi, but also in the countries of the region that share the same geo-climatic conditions.

Mots clés: Huile essentielle; Hydrodistillation; Ylang-Ylang; Cananga Odorata; Parfum; Parfumerie

Domaines: Chimie analytique; Sciences agricoles

Steve de Cliff, Pierre Claver Harerimana. Extraction de l'Huile Essentielle Complète des Fleurs de Cananga Odorata de la Plaine de l'Imbo: Vers la Vulgarisation d'une Nouvelle Filière de Plante Industrielle au Burundi. Revue de l'Université du Burundi -Série Sciences Exactes N° 28, 2013, pp.S. De Cliff et P.C. Harerimana Extraction de l'huile essentielle. ⟨hal-00932341⟩