Found this on nett browsing for d-limonene and thought id post hit here if anyone finds it interesting
Just write this in google and you will see it as a .ppt

"Isolation of Limonene - Pomona College"

Best of wishes

Yea, Isolation of D-limonene is a very common first year lab, one of the classics, like trimyristin from Nutmeg.

While it is interesting, I think OP will find that its cheaper to buy the D-limonene rather than purchase the hundreds of oranges, but to each his own.


If OP finds that ppt interesting he might also enjoy this instructional video, of performing the actual isolation.

man, i just picked my orange trees and got rid of the oranges....this makes me very sad...