To cut down input costs and carbon emission, plans are afoot to introduce solar powered steam distillation units and junk conventional wood/straw stubble-fuel based tech which is presently being widely used by farmers and industries for extraction of aromatics and medicinal oils from flowers and herbal plants.
Essential oils are complex mixtures of volatile organic compounds distilled from various plants and flowers and find huge demand in various industries like cosmetics, food and pharmaceuticals. As more and more farmers and entrepreneurs are showing interest in growing aromatic plants that offer higher and assured returns, it is being felt that water-steam distillation run on wood fuels/electricity for extracting essential oils will become major energy guzzlers in near future.
