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Quantitative determination of unsaturation in oils by using an automatic-titrating hydrogenator

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A procedure was developed to adapt an automatic-titrating hydrogenator to the rapid determination of unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds in seed oils. Its utility as a research tool for detecting unusual types of unsaturation was demonstrated by analysis of 35 oils. When the hydrogen-iodine value of an oil determined by the hydrogenator differed significantly from the iodine value by the Wijs method, the presence of unsaturation such as acetylenic or conjugated double bonds was indicated. For repetitive analysis of samples of the same oil, or of oils having nearly the same extent of unsaturation, the hydrogenator can successfully accomodate injection of a new sample every 2 to 5 min. Possible utility of the method for monitoring samples from a processing plant is apparent.

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  1. Northern Regional Research Laboratory, Peoria, Illinois

    T. K. Miwa, W. F. Kwolek & I. A. Wolff

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  1. T. K. Miwa
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Miwa, T.K., Kwolek, W.F. & Wolff, I.A. Quantitative determination of unsaturation in oils by using an automatic-titrating hydrogenator. Lipids 1, 152–157 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02533009

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