Date of Award

6-1938

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Department

Chemistry

First Advisor

Ernest F. Wallner

Second Advisor

Donald J. Keegan

Abstract

In the oil and fat industry the iodine value is one of the most important criteria in testing for the purity of the substance at hand. According to the amount of iodine absorbed fats are classified as drying, semi-drying, and non-drying oils. If the respective oil possesses and iodine value lying between 130 and 200, it is considered a drying oil; between 95 and 130, a semi-drying oil, and between 1 and 95, a non-drying oil.

Comments

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts of Marquette University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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