Question

suggest a suitable method to extract menthol from aqueous mint juice and explain.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Hey dear,

● Extraction of menthol from mint leaves -
Extraction of menthol from mint leaves can be done in following simple steps -
1) Take some mint leaves and soak them in ethanol.
2) Now take out mint leaves and heat the solution at low temperature.
3) Ethanol having low boiling point will evaporate and menthol will remain in the container used.


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