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BS ISO 1279:1996:2001 Edition

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Essential oils. Determination of carbonyl value. Potentiometric methods using hydroxylammonium chloride

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BSI 2001 12
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This International Standard specifies two methods for the potentiometric determination of the carbonyl value of essential oils which contain carbonyl compounds, either aldehydes or ketones.

Method I (see clause 5), is based on a cold oximation reaction with hydroxylammonium chloride. It applies to essential oils whose main constituents are easily oximable aldehydes and ketones, with the exception of citronellal which needs a low temperature to avoid cyclization phenomena and acetalization.

NOTE 1 In the case of citronellal the free hydroxylamine method described in ISO 1271 should be used.

NOTE 2 Examples of essential oils concerned are lemongrass, hesperydus and rue.

Method II (see clause 6), is based on a hot oximation reaction with hydroxylammonium chloride. It applies to essential oils whose main constituents are ketones which are in general oximable only with difficulty.

NOTE 3 Examples of essential oils concerned are vetiver, Dalmation sage and white artemisia which contain methylketones oximable only with difficulty.

The International Standard for a specific essential oil will specify the method to be used, whether this is the free hydroxylamine method described in ISO 1271 or another method.

BS ISO 1279:1996
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