Keith, I have made a couple jpg files showing the basics of the iodine test. I could also attach a text file or something to explain the whole procedure, but basically, what an iodine test does, is not to show the amount of double bonds, but how reactive those bonds are (the more double bonds are broken and saturated by iodine, the fewer double bonds remain, and the reaction rate slows down)
The iodine number is actually the amount of iodine consumed by an oil expressed as the amount of iodine in centigrams vs. the amount of oil in grams. The number is expressed as a percent (since dividing centigrams by 100 will give you grams) Here is a website that shows basically what the iodine test entails (this is the modern procedure in an analytical chemistry lab) http://manuals.dot.state.tx.us/dynaweb/colmates/mtp/@Generic__BookText View/150943 > <snip> > > >I could draw up a diagram and post it to the files section if anyone > >has questions. > > That would be useful, but the Files section is closed for uploads. I > can upload it though, if you send it to me direct. Which format would > you use? > > That's a diagram, not just an iodine table? Or a diagram and an > iodine table? :-) <snip> JEFF ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
