Thank you for your reply
> IV is the iodine value. Iodine reacts with the carbon > carbon double bonds, so the amount of Iodine absorbed is a > direct measure of the number of double bonds. Hydrogenation > removes the double bonds. Complete hydrogenation will > remove all double bonds hence the Iodine value should be > essentially zero. > > > > TLC Orchids and Such wrote: > > Hydrogenated canola has an IV of around 65 while non hydrogenated has an IV > > of around 112. > > this must be partially hydrogenated > > > Does anyone know if the IV in soybean (131) safflower (145) hemp (165) or > > sunflower (133) > > are altered in any way by the hydrogenation process? > > sure, the IV of these compounds will be zero also if > completely hydrogenated. The product will me a solid at room > temperature, and the derived biodiesel will have a higher > gel point. > > > > -- > Bob Allen > http://ozarker.org/bob > > "Science is what we have learned about how to keep > from fooling ourselves" - Richard Feynman _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
