Vegetable Oils

CHARACTERISTICS

TEST VALUE

COLOUR

YELLOW

IODINE VALUE

127 - 133

SAPONIFICATION VALUE

187 - 193

REFRACTIVE INDEX @ 20⁰ C

1 .4753

@ 26⁰ C

1 .4726

SPECIFIC GRAVITY, @ 25 / 25⁰ C

0. 91875

KINEMATIC VISCOSITY @ 40⁰ C

30. 80 cps

@ 60⁰ C

18. 15 cps

DI – ELECTRIC CONSTANT @ 26⁰ C

3. 954

SURFACE TENSION @ 25⁰ C

34. 80 Dynes / cm

INTERFACIAL TENSION, H₂O @ 25⁰ C

18. 60 Dynes / cm

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY @130⁰ C

4. 2017 x 10 ^{- 5} J / S / cm² / ^oC

PACKING

15 Kg Tin , 5 Kg PET , 1Kg PET BOTTLE

CHARACTERISTICS

RESULTS

LIMITS

1

Description

Yellow Coloured Oily liquid

2

Refractive index at 40 Deg C

1. 46

( Limit : 1. 4646 to 1. 4662 )

3

Saponification Value

168. 57

( Limit : 168 to 177 )

4

Acid Value

4.168

( Limit : Not more than 6.0 )

5

Iodine Value

104. 26

( Limit : 96 to 112 )

6

Unsaponifiable Matter

1.046 % W/W

( Limit : NMT 1. 2 % W/W )

7

Separated Water

Nil

8

Bellier Test (Turbidity Temperature )

24 Deg C

( Limit : 23 Deg to 27.5 Deg C )

CHARACTERISTICS

RESULTS

LIMITS

 Description

Very pale yellow oily liquid

Fatty Acid Composition

Test passes. (G.C)

i) Palmitic Acid

13. 9418 %

(B.P. Limit : 7.0 to 16. 0 %)

ii) Stearic Acid

4.1913 %

(B.P. Limit : 1. 3 to 6. 5 %)

iii) Oleic Acid

43 . 01334 %

(B.P. Limit : 35.0 to 72. 0 %)

iv) Lenoleic Acid

36 . 0048 %

(B.P. Limit : 13.0 to 43. 0 %)

v) Lenolenic Acid

Nil

(B.P. Limit : max. 0.6 %)

vi) Arachidic Acid

1.6917 %

(B.P. Limit : 0. 5 to 3. 0 %)

Vii) Eicosenoic Acid

0. 9287 %

(B.P. Limit : 0. 5 to 2.1 )