Leaves Oils Distillation Plants

Lemon Eucalyptus

Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey leaves oils distillation plants for Lemon Eucalyptus. The catalogue lists the plant feed as leaves, and Mechotech’s legacy page text describes steam distillation of the leaves. The plant recovers essential oil by distillation for the catalogue’s fragrance, aromatherapy, cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical industries. The Sureka Life Sciences (SLS) catalogue lists Lemon Eucalyptus Leaves Distillation with Corymbia citriodora as the botanical source and citronellal as the marker compound. A separate Eucalyptus Citriodora page also exists and is kept as its own listing. The exact feed form is confirmed with the client before the plant is configured.

Mechotech’s Lemon Eucalyptus plant is configured around the leaf feedstock and the target oil. It is built in SS 316L with integrated condensers and oil–water separation, PLC-based automation and full documentation, and is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system. Eucalyptus leaves are bulky and moist, so the still is sized for a large leaf charge; the distillation mode and operating parameters are established during process development and pilot validation.

Technical Specifications

Product	Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil Distillation Plant
Raw Material	Lemon eucalyptus leaves
Botanical Name	Corymbia citriodora (per the Sureka Life Sciences catalogue entry for Lemon Eucalyptus Leaves Distillation)
Plant Part / Feed Form	Leaves as listed in the product tree and the legacy page (exact feed form confirmed with the client)
Marker Compound	Citronellal (per the Sureka Life Sciences catalogue entry)
Product Category	Leaves Oils Distillation Plants
Extraction Method	Steam, hydro, vacuum or pressure distillation — selected for the volatility and heat-sensitivity of the target oil
Product-contact Material	SS 316L
Condensation	Multi-tube condenser with chilled-water circulation
Oil–Water Separation	Stainless-steel Florentine flask
Finishing	Polish filtration; drying over anhydrous sodium sulphate or by vacuum
Automation	PLC-based
Plant Capacity	Configured to requirement
Utility Requirements	Steam, chilled/cooling water, compressed air and power (project-specific)
Compliance	GMP hygienic design; full documentation for qualification
Final Product Form	Lemon eucalyptus essential oil; aromatic hydrosol as co-product

Plant Capacities

Plant Scale	Raw Material Throughput	Typical Use
Pilot	Configured to your feedstock and trial plan	Product development, parameter validation
Semi-Commercial	Configured between pilot and commercial scale	Scale-up trials, contract manufacturing
Commercial	Configured to raw-material supply and confirmed buyer volume	Commercial production

Capacity is configured to raw-material supply, confirmed buyer volume and investment timeline; a pilot plant is recommended to validate parameters before scaling.

Manufacturing Process

Raw Material Preparation

Lemon eucalyptus leaves are sorted and cleaned of foreign matter and, where required, chopped, dried or size-adjusted so that the charge packs evenly in the still.

Charging & Distillation

The prepared Lemon Eucalyptus charge is loaded into the SS 316L still and distilled by steam, hydro, vacuum or pressure distillation, selected during process development for the volatility and heat-sensitivity of the target oil.

Condensation

Vapours pass through a multi-tube condenser with chilled-water circulation, condensing the oil and hydrosol.

Oil–Water Separation

Condensate is separated in a stainless-steel Florentine flask; the oil is collected and the hydrosol is drawn off and can be recovered as a co-product.

Polishing & Drying

The crude oil is polish-filtered and dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate or by vacuum to remove residual moisture.

Quality Control

Each batch is sampled for GC-MS profile and physical parameters — specific gravity, refractive index, optical rotation — against the client’s specification.

Major Plant Equipment

Leaf cleaning, sorting, chopping and drying system
Perforated basket or false-bottom charge support
SS 316L distillation still / extractor
Multi-tube condenser with chilled-water circulation
Stainless-steel Florentine flask (oil–water separator)
Polish filtration system
Drying unit (anhydrous sodium sulphate or vacuum)
CIP system
PLC-based automation and instrumentation

Plant Output

Lemon eucalyptus essential oilAromatic hydrosol (co-product)

Applications

Natural insect-repellent products
Aromatherapy applications
Respiratory-support products
Cosmetics and personal-care products
Pharmaceutical applications

Key Features

SS 316L Construction
Product-contact surfaces are SS 316L for corrosion resistance and product purity, with CIP capability between batches.
Efficient Condensation
Multi-tube condensers with chilled-water circulation condense the volatile oil and hydrosol and limit loss of volatile top-notes.
Configurable Distillation Mode
The still is configured for steam, hydro, vacuum or pressure distillation, selected during process development for the volatility and heat-sensitivity of the target oil.
Hydrosol Recovery
Integrated oil–water separation allows the aromatic hydrosol to be drawn off and recovered as a co-product.
Scalable Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Mechotech supply the complete machinery for Lemon Eucalyptus?

Yes. Mechotech supplies the complete turnkey plant for Lemon Eucalyptus — engineered, fabricated at our Hyderabad facility, installed and commissioned as a single integrated system. Final process parameters are established during process development and pilot validation.

What specification can the Lemon Eucalyptus plant achieve?

The plant is configured to the client’s target specification for Lemon Eucalyptus; the specification achieved is established during process development and pilot validation, and each batch is released with batch-release testing and certificate-of-analysis documentation.

What production capacities are available for the Lemon Eucalyptus plant?

Capacity for the Lemon Eucalyptus plant is configured to raw-material supply, confirmed buyer volume and investment timeline, starting at pilot scale; a pilot plant is recommended to validate parameters before scaling.

Which end uses are listed for the Lemon Eucalyptus plant?

For this oil, the Sureka Life Sciences catalogue lists natural insect repellent, respiratory support and aromatherapy among its application areas, and Mechotech’s legacy page text names aromatherapy, pharmaceuticals, insect repellents, cosmetics and personal care.

Which part of Lemon Eucalyptus is processed in the distillation plant?

The product tree and Mechotech’s legacy page list Lemon Eucalyptus as leaves, under Leaves Oils Distillation Plants. The exact feed form, such as fresh, partly dried or chopped leaf, is confirmed with the client before the plant is configured.

How is Lemon Eucalyptus oil produced in the plant?

The prepared Lemon Eucalyptus charge is loaded into an SS 316L still and distilled by steam, hydro, vacuum or pressure distillation, selected for the volatility and heat-sensitivity of the target oil. Vapours are condensed in a multi-tube condenser, the oil and hydrosol are separated in a Florentine flask, and the crude oil is polish-filtered and dried before GC-MS and physical-parameter testing.

What is the botanical source and marker compound of Lemon Eucalyptus on this page?

The Sureka Life Sciences catalogue entry for Lemon Eucalyptus Leaves Distillation lists Corymbia citriodora as the botanical source and citronellal as the marker compound. Mechotech’s legacy page text also describes steam distillation of lemon eucalyptus leaves. The target oil specification, and any citronellal level, are confirmed with the client during process development.

How does Lemon Eucalyptus differ from the Eucalyptus Citriodora page?

Both are leaf-oil distillation plants on the same route and are listed as separate catalogue pages. This page follows the product-tree entry Lemon Eucalyptus (Leaves) and the Sureka Life Sciences entry that names Corymbia citriodora, whereas Eucalyptus Citriodora follows the species name Eucalyptus citriodora used in Mechotech’s eucalyptus case study. The sources do not state that the two are the same product, so the pages are not merged; confirm the species and chemotype your specification requires.

How does Lemon Eucalyptus differ from the cineole-rich Eucalyptus Globulus and Radiata pages?

The Sureka Life Sciences catalogue lists citronellal as the marker for Lemon Eucalyptus, whereas it lists eucalyptol (1,8-cineole) for Eucalyptus globulus and for Eucalyptus radiata. The cineole-rich oils are on Eucalyptus Globolus and Eucalyptus Radiata; choose the page that matches the oil you intend to make. The product tree lists Lemon Balm / Melissa and Lemon Grass next to Lemon Eucalyptus; the hub is Leaves Oils Distillation Plants.

Has Mechotech delivered a eucalyptus oil distillation plant?

Yes. The Eucalyptus Essential Oil Distillation Plant case study describes steam distillation of eucalyptus leaves and names Eucalyptus globulus / Eucalyptus citriodora depending on product requirements. It does not name Lemon Eucalyptus or Corymbia citriodora, so it illustrates the eucalyptus leaf distillation route rather than a lemon eucalyptus specification.

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