Determination of saponification value of oil

Materials & Reagents Required:

  1. Fat/oil [e.g. coconut oil, sunflower oil]
  2. Conical flask (100 mL)
  3. Weighing balance
  4. Dropper
  5. Water bath
  6. Glass pipette (25 mL)
  7. Burette (50 mL)
  8. Ethanol (95%)
  9. Potassium hydroxide [~0.5 M] in ethanol
  10. Hydrochloric acid (standardized and adjusted to 0.5 M)
  11. Phenolphthalein indicator

    Laboratory Procedure

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    Procedure in laboratory

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