BS ISO 3794:1976
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Essential oils (containing tertiary alcohols). Estimation of free alcohols content by determination of ester value after acetylation
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15-09-2001
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W/-
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Reviewed and Confirmed by BSI, May 2007. (04/2007)
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Standard
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8
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British Standards Institution
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Current
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This International Standard specifies a method for estimating the free alcohols content of essential oils, by determination of ester value after acetylation.1)
This method is applicable to essential oils containing an appreciable proportion of tertiary alcohols, namely of linalol and terpineol, ISO/R 1241 not being applicable to those oils.
This method is not applicable to essential oils containing appreciable proportions of phenols, anthranilates, lactones and aldehydes, as stated in ISO/R 1241.
| Standards | Relationship |
| ISO 3794:1976 | Identical |
| ISO 1241:1996 | Essential oils — Determination of ester values, before and after acetylation, and evaluation of the contents of free and total alcohols |
| ISO 212:2007 | Essential oils — Sampling |
| ISO 709:2001 | Essential oils — Determination of ester value |
| ISO 356:1996 | Essential oils — Preparation of test samples |
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