Identification Of Essential Oil Components By G... Page

: Analysts compare results against standard databases like NIST or Wiley.

Gas chromatography (GC) separates the complex mixture into individual chemical compounds. Mass spectrometry (MS) then identifies those compounds by breaking them into fragments and comparing their "fingerprints" to a known database. The Process : The oil is heated into a gas.

: Measures the percentage of active therapeutic compounds (e.g., Linalool in Lavender).