ISO 934:1980Published

Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of water content — Entrainment method

Corps gras d'origines animale et végétale — Détermination de la teneur en eau — Méthode par entraînement

Abstract / scope

The method is applicable to products having water content greater than or equal to 0,5 % (m/m). It consists in entraining of the water present in a test portion, by azeotropic distillation with the aid of an organic liquid not miscible with water, and measuring of the volume of water collected. A figure shows a suitable distillation apparatus.