This experiment was carried out to determine the acidity number in fatty acid. The purpose of determining the acidity number in fatty acid is to obtain the refined oil samples with potential corrosion problem. In conjunction to that, the lower the value of acidity number in fatty acid of a refined oil sample, the better the quality of the refined oil sample. Hence, it is important to know the acidity number in fatty acid of a refined oil in order to distinguish the better one. This ensure one to have a healthier lifestyle.
This experiment determines the amount of sodium hydroxide, NaOH that needed to neutralize a certain measurement of acidity in fatty acid of a two gram of refined oil sample. NaOH played the role as a catalyst in this experiment. A catalyst is used to reduce the amount of the remains and help produce a larger yield of product. Furthermore, isopropanol that was added into the flask containing the refined oil sample is used to dissolve the oil. The flask was then heated to about 40 ̊C on a hot plate to prevent any formation of bubbles and also to completely dissolve the
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H3O+ + OH- → H2O + H2O ------ (ChemPRIME, 2010)
When titration was carried out, fatty acid will react with sodium hydroxide and produce soap and glycerol. This process is known as saponification. The soap produced are sodium salt of long chain fatty acids.
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Alternative Method: Measurement of metal-fatty acid complexes
This method is to detect complexes form by fatty acids and some metals (Cu/ Co) in spectrophotometry. Thus long duration and poorer sensitivity may occur. Yet this sensitivity can be improved by using radiochemical assay of complex of fatty acids with
A hot plate was placed under the ring stand. 50 mL of 3.0 M NaOH in a 250 mL beaker and a stir bar was placed in the beaker. The beaker with NaOH was placed on the hot plate and 3.75 grams of NaAlO2*5H2O was placed in the beaker. The temperature probe was placed in the beaker with the solution, not touching the bottom of the beaker. The solution was heated and stirred till the solution dissolved.
The temperature probe was then quickly cooled to room temperature. When this was achieved, the hot water was immediately transferred into the calorimeter. This method of keeping the temperature probe cooled before measuring a new temperature was repeated throughout the entire experiment. Temperature data was collected for 180 s while swirling the temperature inside the calorimeter. The calorimeter still contained the warm water.
Stretch the open end of the balloon around the mouth of the bottle and hold it there. 6. Observe the reaction and record how fast the Alka-Seltzer dissolves. 7. Place an Alka-Seltzer tablet into a second empty water bottle.
In this experiment, extraction was used as a separation technique to separate the acid, base, and neutral compounds. In extraction, two immiscible solvents with different polarities are used to dissolve and separate different solute components, so they form two distinct liquid layers. In this experiment, ethyl acetate, an organic solvent, and an aqueous solution, were used as the two immiscible solvents. The extraction solvent must be capable of dissolving one of the mixture components, without irreversibly reacting with it. While initially it seems as though the organic acid, base, and neutral compounds would never pass into the aqueous layer, the conjugate acid and base of the organic base and acid respectively are soluble in water.
Week 1 a simple condensation reaction between benzaldeyde and hydroxylamine produced the product benzaldehyde oxime that was found to be in oil. The percentage yield of the experiment is 64%. The 36% loss can be due to the solution needing to be neutralised with glacial acid, there was no way to tell if the reaction was neutralised, to help increase yield the use of pH indictor paper to indicate whether the reaction was neutralised. As by using a rotary evaporator to remove the organic solvent may have caused small amounts of the product to evaporate off as it a low melting point solid, if the water bath temperature was too high would have caused to melt and evaporate off. As melting point was not measured was unable to tell whether the product is pure.
Glacial acetic acid and acetic anhydride were added to the mixture while refluxing, which converted the lime colored solution into a clear mixture. The flask was cooled in an ice bath and the solution
The second step that you will need to do is to fill the boiled water up in an unblemished glass cup that reaches the exact amount of sixteen ounces. The third step that you will need to do is to get the recording of the water’s temperature. The fourth step you will need to do is to place two tablets of Alka-Seltzer in the water. The fifth and final step that you will need to do is to get either a stopwatch or a timer and calculate the specific amount of time it will take for these tablets of Alka-Seltzer to completely
75 Bubbles increased and the liquid is boiling vigorously. Above the beaker, the objects seem to be distorted by a “wavy” movement. This is most likely due to the evaporation of the alcohol and the refraction of the light. 100 The amount of bubbles is so high that the liquid itself is barely visible in comparison with all of the
If the sample to be analyzed is non-volatile, the techniques of derivatization or pyrolysis GC can be utilized. Gas chromatography (GC) has been an indispensable analytical technique in the application of fatty acid determinations in oilseed plant breeding, biosynthesis, and human metabolism. As well as the characterization of complex mixtures of geometric isomers when combined with other chromatographic separations and spectroscopic identification. Plant cultivators utilize GC as a more accurate and fast method to evaluate the differences and inheritance of fatty acids in oilseed crops such as rapeseed. flaxseed, and safflower.
➢ Select the flask, and then choose 50 mL of crude oil from the Chemicals menu. Then, by selecting the flask and choose “Chemical Properties” option from dropdown. NOTE: Record the grams of gasoline, kerosene, and lubricating oils that are present in the 50 mL of crude oil. ➢ Select the flask, and choose Heating Mantel option afterward select Max Heat and make sure you record the temperature when you see crude oil begins to boil. ➢ When the crude oil begins to boil, Make sure you turn the temperature down to 60% by decreasing the heating metal two times.
Fat in chips: • First we wieghed out 10 g of crushed chips • We then put them in a beaker • Next we poured 50ml of pentane on it • We mixed them with a spatula • We then filtered the mixture through a funnel and glass wool to get rid of the chips (into a florence flask) • Before the destillation process we measured the florence flask and the cork ring • Through the destillation process we managed to separate the pentane and the oil • We weighed the oil with the flask and the cork ring and subtracted the mass of the flask and cork ring to get the mass of oil • We then recorded our results Salt in popcorn: • We again weighed out 10 g, but of crushed popcorn this time • Which we put into a beaker ( which we had already weighed beforehand)
Next, the test tube clamp was attached to the ring stand and it was submerged into the hot water bath. Next, the room temperature was recorded of unknown Q. Next, a bunsen burner was lit and the temperature was recorded in thirty second intervals while unknown Q warms up until unknown Q is completely liquified.
Analysis of fatty acids methyl ester (FAMEs) was carried out by Gas Chromatography using( Hewlett Packard, Palo Alto, CA, USA) (HP 6890) and(FID) detector was used at 250 °C . The fatty acid methyl siloxane capillary column HP – 5 (30m x 0.32 mm I.D. × 0.25 μm film thickness) was used. Nitrogen was used as the carrier gas (0.8 m / min gas flow). The injection temperature was 220 °C splitless mode. The temperature program was 200°C for zero hold min (10°C/ min) until 250°C (5°C/min) and held at this temperature for 9 minute total run time was 9 min.
Chromic acid is added continuously until a slight brownish colour solution persists, this is to make sure that complete oxidation of borneol in the experiment. Light petroleum was used to dissolve and extract the product from the aqueous layer twice, 15 mL each. Sodium carbonate and saturated solution were used to wash product and separate both aqueous and organic layer in the separating funnel. This is to increase the accuracy when flowing out the aqueous layer. The extracted organic layer was steam bathed to vaporize light petroleum which has low boiling point at 30-40˚C. Chromic acid is a more commonly used reagent for the oxidation of alcohols, it is a suspected carcinogen and generates hazardous waste.
Thanks to the boiling chips, the heat is evenly distributed within the flask, which permits a more controlled boil and eliminates the possibility of the liquid in the flask bumping into the condenser[5]. The tedious distillation process is rather simple: the beverage evaporates in the distillation flask and, having no where else to go, enters the condensing tube, where it cools down and is converted back into liquid form. From there on, this liquid flows into the final container, a graduated cylinder [preferably in an ice bath]. The extracted distillate is otherwise known as ethanol, a clear, colorless, flammable liquid, produced through the process of glucose fermentation and frequently used as an intoxicating agent in liquors[6].