Chemistry of Essential Oils: The Incredible Wealth of Plants

Dear Colleagues,

Known for millennia, essential oils are still the subject of numerous studies. These extracts obtained by hydrodistillation, steam distillation, dry distillation and expression from plants are very complex mixtures of metabolites. With the development of green chemistry and the resurgence of consumer interest in natural products, essential oils are of increasing interest to the scientific community.

The present Special Issue, “Chemistry of essential oils: the incredible wealth of plants”, aims to collect and publish recent advances in this interdisciplinary area. Reviews and research articles dealing with innovative extraction and analytical techniques, ecoextraction, original procedures, essential oils composition and biology are encouraged, as well as valorization in various areas such as perfume, aroma, cosmetics, human and animal drugs, and biocontrol. In terms of dissemination, this Special Issue is aiming to provide some guidelines for good practice and reporting in several areas: analytical chemistry, natural product chemistry, food processing, pharmaceutical chemistry, agricultural products, functional foods, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, bioeconomy, etc.

Prof. Dr. Xavier Fernandez
Guest Editor

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