Determination of saponification value of oil
Materials & Reagents Required:
- Fat/oil [e.g. coconut oil, sunflower oil]
- Conical flask (100 mL)
- Weighing balance
- Dropper
- Water bath
- Glass pipette (25 mL)
- Burette (50 mL)
- Ethanol (95%)
- Potassium hydroxide [~0.5 M] in ethanol
- Hydrochloric acid (standardized and adjusted to 0.5 M)
- Phenolphthalein indicator
Laboratory Procedure

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Procedure in laboratory

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