Abstract
A green and simple visual method is proposed for the determination of the acid number of biodiesel. The method was compared with that of the AOCS Cd 3d-63. The sample is dissolved in a 1:1 (v/v) ethanol:water mixture and phenolphthalein is added. This method replaces the use of the 1:1 (v/v) toluene:isopropanol mixture as solvent. The titration is performed with a 0.02molL−1 NaOH solution in water, avoiding the 0.1molL−1 KOH solution in isopropanol. A statistical comparison using the Student’s t and the Snedecor F tests showed that the proposed green method offers equivalent results to AOCS Cd 3d-63, with a little better precision.
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