Table 2.

Linearization of the first order kinetic model for CS essential oil isolation using conventional CCH, and Dual-function GC/MS optimized ultrasound-assisted hydrodistillation prototype (DF-GC/MS-HUS) methods.

Isolation methodsa	Slope	k1 (min−1)	Intercept	Cs, (g L−1)	R2
Conventional CCH	− 0.058 ± 0.010	0.009 ± 0.010	0.001 ± 0.001	0.056 ± 0.001	0.84872 ± 0.001
DF-GC/MS-HUS Prototype	− 0.016 ± 0.010*	0.052 ± 0.010*	0.013 ± 0.001*	0.852 ± 0.001*	0.8691 ± 0.001

^aValues obtained from OriginPro.

*Indicates a significant difference between Conventional CCH and prototype methods (p < 0.05).