FIXED OILS AND FATTY SUBSTANCES Flashcards
value or number of physical and chemical
property. Correctness of these values determines the
quality of substances judged
CONSTANT
CONSTANTS INCLUDE:
❖ specific gravity
❖ melting point
❖ congealing point
❖ refractive index
❖ optical activity
❖ acid value, saponification value, ester value, iodine value,
acetyl value, hydroxyl value, unsaponifiable matter,
water and sediment
The purity of fixed oils, fats, waxes, resins, etc. can not be
ascertained by the usual methods based on
gravimetric
or volumetric processes
The determination of these constants are made in conjunction
with the study of ______
tests for the substance analyzed and for the presence of
adulterants serve as a basis of the purity and quality of such
substances
color, odor, taste and special identity
compounds consisting of fatty acids combined with
glycerol via ester linkages
FATS
Fats – compounds consisting of
fatty acids combined with
glycerol via ester linkages
an ESTER derived from
glycerol and three fatty acids
TRIGLYCERIDES
are mixture of glyceryl esters
of high molecular weight fatty acids like palmitic (16),
stearic (18) and oleic( 18) acids.
Fixed oils and fats
Contain relatively high quantities of liquid
glycerides (glyceryl oleate)
FIXED OILS
Fixed oils contain relatively high quantities of
liquid
glycerides (glyceryl oleate)
contain large amounts of solid glycerides (glyceryl
stearate).
FATS
Fats contain large amounts of
solid glycerides (glyceryl
stearate)
HAVE DOUBLE BONDS
OILS
are esters of high molecular weight
monohydric alcohols and high molecular weight fatty acids.
WAXES
Waxes are
esters of high molecular weight
monohydric alcohols and high molecular weight fatty acids.
Sources include both plants (soybean, carnauba) and animals
(spermaceti, Ambergris
WAXES
are natural or induced solid or semi-solid
exudates from plants characterized by being insoluble in
water, soluble in alcohol and ether, crystallizable and softening or
melting at a moderate heat.
RESINS
are substances containing benzoic or cinnamic
acids or esters of these
BALSAMS
The fats and oils to be employed in the
determination of their chemical constants
should undergo preliminary treatment if they
are ______ due to separation of stearin.
turbid
oils should be made clear by ______
their container on a water bath at 50°C until
the turbidity disappears
heating
ACID value -also called
Acid Number or Acidity
Index
Defined as the number of milligrams of potassium
hydroxide required to neutralize the free acids in one
gram of oil, fat, wax, resin, balsam or other similar
substances of complex composition.
ACID VALUE
It may be expressed as the number of milliliters of
0.1-N sodium hydroxide required to neutralize the free
acids in 10 grams of sample
ACID VALUE
are due to hydrolysis of the esters that
compose them
FREE ACIDS
The hydrolysis is caused by
BACTERIAL OR CATALYTIC ACTION
If a substance has a high acid value, it does not
indicate _____ but _____
during their preparation, purification or storage.
rancidity
hydrolytic decomposition