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Rapid determination of wax in sunflower seed oil

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Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society

An Erratum to this article was published on 01 April 1983

Abstract

A rapid turbidimetric method for determining wax content in sunflower seed oil is described. Oil is heated to 130 C, filtered, and after cooling, added to an equal volume of acetone. The mixture is then reheated under tap water to dissolve waxes which may have crystallized and is placed in an ice bath for 5 min. Turbidity is then measured and ppm wax is read from a previously prepared calibration curve. The amount of wax as determined by the turbidimetric method is in good agreement with the gas liquid chromatographic values.

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    W. H. Morrison

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An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02787447.

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Morrison, W.H. Rapid determination of wax in sunflower seed oil. J Am Oil Chem Soc 59, 284–285 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02662226

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