Abstract
Introduction: Research on the volatile oil composition of Thymus kotschyanus Boiss
was conducted by applying mesoporous organosilica based on alkylimidazolium ionic
liquid (PMO‐IL) as a fibre coating material via a method referred to as microwaveassisted
headspace solid‐phase microextraction (MA‐HS‐SPME).
Methodology: This technique entails microwave irradiation of the sample and collection
of the volatile sample components. These components are further introduced
into a gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) injection port for further
analysis. A simplex method was used for the optimisation of three different parameters
affecting the efficiency of the extraction.
Conclusion: The MA‐HS‐SPME method proved to be the most suitable technique in
oil determination and extraction from Thymus kotschyanus owing to its advantageous
aspects of cost effectiveness, simplicity and solvent independence.