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Government of India. Department of Commerce. Board of Scientific and Industrial Research. Report of the Essential Oil Committee (Exploratory)

1942

development of the country and as the last world war was directly reponsible for the birth of the sandalwood oil industry in India as a result of which India has now become the largest producer of sandalwood oil in the world we feel as a result of our investigations that time is opportune for the cultivation of aromatic trees plants and grasses on a commercial scale and the winning of the [...] After the separation of water the mixture of sandalwood oil and natural flower oil constitutes the attar of India and the quality of an attar is determined by the concentration of the natural flower oil in it. [...] For a rapid industrial development of the country the importance of satistical information cannot be exaggerated and urgent steps should be taken by the Departments of Agriculture' and of Industries to make a start with the collection of statistical data that may be of use to the industrialists the economists and the research students. [...] The oil from the bark also known as Cassia Oil yields the important aromatic chemical Cinnamic Aldehyde whilst the leaf oil is a source of Eugenol: In view of the fact that Cinnamon trees thrive well in India the develoment of the Cinnamon Oil industry from the bark as well as the leaf is an immediate possibility. [...] 'The manufacture of the oils other than Lime was nuclei:taken after consderable research at the Chemical Laboratories of the Punjab University particularly on the cultivation of the best type of citrus fruits for the production of essential oils and On the most economical and efficient methods of extracting purifying and stabilising the oils.
government politics public policy
Pages
68
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.145889
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-ii P.A. Narielwala, J.N. Rakshit view
Introduction
1-4 P.A. Narielwala, J.N. Rakshit view
Chapter I a Historical Survey
5-8 P.A. Narielwala, J.N. Rakshit view
Chapter II Essential Oils and Attars of India
9-26 P.A. Narielwala, J.N. Rakshit view
Chapter III the Application of Essential Oils and the Scope for Development
27-34 P.A. Narielwala, J.N. Rakshit view
Chapter IV Aromatic Chemicals Derived from Essential Oils and Coal Tar Fractions
35-39 P.A. Narielwala, J.N. Rakshit view
Chapter V Recommendations
40-44 P.A. Narielwala, J.N. Rakshit view
Appendices
45-66 P.A. Narielwala, J.N. Rakshit view