Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Penelitian bertujuan untuk menemukan cara dan suhu tempat penyulingan terhadap kualitas minyak
serai wangi terbaik dan interaksi antara cara penyulingan dan suhu tempat penyulingan . Penelitian dilaksanakan
di Laboratorium ilmu dan teknologi benih, Jurusan Agroteknologi, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Syiah Kuala,
Darussalam, Banda Aceh, pada bulan Maret- Mei 2023. Rancangan acak kelompok pola faktorial 2x3 4 ulangan,
6 kombinasi perlakuan dalam 24 satuan percobaan. Setiap unit 10 ml minyak, diperoleh 72 unit. Faktor yang
diteliti adalah kualitas terbaik dari cara penyulingan dan suhu tempat penyulingan yaitu : Distilasi Modern,
Distilasi Tradisional , Faktor Suhu; Peparik Gaib = 90 ᴼC, Penosan = 100 ᴼC, Bustanussalam = 110 ºC. Hasil
penelitian menunjukkan perlakuan distilasi kualitas minyak serai wangi berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap
rendemen,pH, warna dan tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap kadar air, kekentalan dan bau. Cara Penyulingan
modern lebih meningkatkan kualitas minyak serai wangi. Suhu penyulingan pengaruh yang sangat nyata pada
rendemen tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap parameter lainnya. Suhu penyulingan yang lebih baik untuk
meningkatkan kualitas minyak serai wangi adalah 110°C. Terdapat interaksi yang tidak nyata antara cara dan
suhu tempat penyulingan terhadap kualitas minyak serai wangi.
Kata Kunci : cara penyulingan, serai wangi, suhu penyulinga

The research aims to find out the method and temperature of the distillation site on the best quality of citronella oil and the interaction between the distillation method and the temperature of the distillation site. The research was carried out at the Laboratory of Seed Science and Technology, Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam, Banda Aceh, in March-May 2023. Randomized block design with 2x3 factorial pattern, 4 replications, 6 treatment combinations in 24 experimental units. For every 10 ml unit of oil, 72 units are obtained. The factors studied are the best quality of the distillation method and the temperature of the distillery, namely: Modern Distillation, Traditional Distillation, Temperature Factor; Peparik Gaib = 90 ᴼC, Penosan = 100 ᴼC, Bustanussalam = 110 ºC. The results of the research showed that the distillation treatment of the quality of citronella oil had a very significant effect on yield, pH, color and had no significant effect on water content, viscosity and odor. Modern refining methods further improve the quality of citronella oil. Distillation temperature has a very real influence on the yield and does not have a significant effect on other parameters. A better distillation temperature to improve the quality of citronella oil is 110°C. There is an unreal interaction between the method and temperature of the distillation site on the quality of citronella oil Key Words : citronella, distillation method, distillation temperatur