The essential oil was extracted from orange (C. sinensis var.Valencia) peel without bagasse obtained from a local juice producer of San Andres Cholula, Puebla (Mexico) during AprileAugust 2014.
The peel was used at two moisture levels, high (50% of moisture) and low (10% of moisture), and using two different shapes of particles, plaques (1 cm) and spheres (40 mm).