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A convenient method for measuring the length of the induction period of marine and other oils and unsaturated fatty acid esters depends upon determining the increases in weight. Small amounts of oil with or without additives are held in constant temperature ovens and weighed at regular intervals. Some of the details of technique are described.
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This research was supported by funds made available through the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act and administered by means of a collaborative agreement between the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of California.
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Olcott, H.S., Einset, E. A weighing method for measuring the induction period of marine and other oils. J Am Oil Chem Soc 35, 161–162 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02539872
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02539872