Difference between revisions of "Saponification number"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A measure of the amount of fatty acids in a material. The saponification number is the number of milligrams of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=potassium | + | A measure of the amount of fatty acids in a material. The saponification number is the number of milligrams of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=potassium%20hydroxide potassium hydroxide] required to saponify 1 gram of a fatty oil or grease. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 950 |
| − | * | + | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
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Revision as of 06:56, 24 July 2013
Description
A measure of the amount of fatty acids in a material. The saponification number is the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify 1 gram of a fatty oil or grease.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Verseifungszahl (Deut.); saponification value
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 950
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997