It's been a few years since I took chemistry, but I seem to recall that pH is a logarithm of the number of H+ ions in solution. At least in an aqueous solution. That definition might not hold up under a non-aqueous solution such as methoxide. But if you convert from pH to moles of H+ or OH- ions, and you know the concentration of such ions in your titration solution, you should be able to come up with a formula to determine the amount needed to get to a pH of 8.4.
Zeke On 3/15/06, Jason & Katie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i thank you for your help Mr. Mahoney. > > the known variables will be: > > pH of the base (by reference measurement) > pH of the Oil (by measurement) > volume of the oil (by external input) > > the unknown will be: > > volume of base needed to reach a pH of 8.4 > > i dont really need numbers, just a formula that i can put into a program, > the knowns will all be taken from the test sequence and the unknown will be > found and used in the process plus a small excess. > i have no background in chemistry, so this is all very new to me, and im > probably in over my head, but i will try whatever i can to make this work. > > P.S. i tried to send this to your email address and it didnt accept it, i > may have entered it incorrectly. > > thank you, > Jason > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
