Essential oil extracted from wood of Santalum album of different age were studied on yield and component variation. Santal wood of 17, 23, 32 and 35 years old were collected from the Heng-chun Experimental Station of Taiwan Forestry Research Institute. Heartwood, sapwood, roots and branches of Santalum album were sawn into breeds individually, then planed into shavings. Essential oils were obtained by steam distillation of the shavings, then analyzed and fractionated with GC-MS spectroscopy and GLC retention time technique. Results show that: 1) Regardless of trot age, the essential oil yields from different parts in descending order were: heartwood>root>branch>sapwood. 2) The essential oil yields from Taiwan santal wood were lower than those reported in foreign literatures. 3) Two major components of Taiwan sandalwood oil are α-santalol and β-santalol. Other minor components include santalene, terpineol, terpinyl acetate, β-caryophyllene and nerolidol etc. 4) The major components (α-and β-santalol) make up 90% of the Taiwan rental-wood oil, and can he considered to be high quality grade.
Essential oil extracted from wood of Santalum album of different age were studied on yield and component variation. Santal wood of 17, 23, 32 and 35 years old were collected from the Heng-chun Experimental Station of Taiwan Forestry Research Institute. Heartwood, sapwood, roots and branches of Santalum album were sawn into breeds individually, then planed into shavings. Essential oils were obtained by steam distillation of the shavings, then analyzed and fractionated with GC-MS spectroscopy and GLC retention time technique. Results show that: 1) Regardless of trot age, the essential oil yields from different parts in descending order were: heartwood>root>branch>sapwood. 2) The essential oil yields from Taiwan santal wood were lower than those reported in foreign literatures. 3) Two major components of Taiwan sandalwood oil are α-santalol and β-santalol. Other minor components include santalene, terpineol, terpinyl acetate, β-caryophyllene and nerolidol etc. 4) The major components (α-and β-santalol) make up 90% of the Taiwan rental-wood oil, and can he considered to be high quality grade.