Grant: Engage Grants Program
Brock University
$25,000.00
Novel extraction technique to extract natural ingredients from lavender cake
FY 2014-15
Summary
Niagara Essential Oils & Blends (NEOB) is a supplier of plant-based essential oils from lavender and otherherbs, based in Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON. Each year, NEOB's lavender essential oil production generates over4 tons of lavender cake (left-over constituents after essential oil extraction). Currently, all cakes aredecomposed at the manufacturer's landfill. Lavender cake contains ursolic acid, antioxidant compounds andother functional bioactive constituents.We propose two techniques to recover ursolic acid and other bioactives from NEOB's lavender cake including,aqueous ethanol extraction and pressurized water extraction. Pressurized Water Extraction (PWE) is a green,sustainable and cost effective technology that uses only water. PWE applies specific conditions to extractcompounds that are not extractable with water at ambient condition. This method has not been applied toextract ursolic acid from lavender plant or cake.
Program
Engage Grants Program
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
477033-2014
Name nom
Brindle, Ian
Department département
Chemistry
Organization id
22
Institution établissement
Brock University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2014
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1553
Committee name en
Ontario Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Ontario
Area of application code
1209
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Agriculture
Area of application fr
Agriculture
Research subject code
3503
Research subject group en
Analytical chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie analytique
Research subject en
Separation methods
Research subject fr
Méthodes de séparation
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Novel extraction technique to extract natural ingredients from lavender cake
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Niagara Essential Oils & Blends (NEOB) is a supplier of plant-based essential oils from lavender and otherherbs, based in Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON. Each year, NEOB's lavender essential oil production generates over4 tons of lavender cake (left-over constituents after essential oil extraction). Currently, all cakes aredecomposed at the manufacturer's landfill. Lavender cake contains ursolic acid, antioxidant compounds andother functional bioactive constituents.We propose two techniques to recover ursolic acid and other bioactives from NEOB's lavender cake including,aqueous ethanol extraction and pressurized water extraction. Pressurized Water Extraction (PWE) is a green,sustainable and cost effective technology that uses only water. PWE applies specific conditions to extractcompounds that are not extractable with water at ambient condition. This method has not been applied toextract ursolic acid from lavender plant or cake.
