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STANDARD                                                                                                                                               749
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     ilseed residues - Determination                                                                of total ash
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Tourteaux       de graines oGagineuses              - De’termination        des cendres totales
First edition - 1977-10-01
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 UDC 665.117 : 543.822                                                                                                             Ref. No. IS0 749-1977 (E)
Descriptors     : oilseeds,   oilseed   residues,    chemical   analysis,     determination    of content,   ash.
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FOREWORD
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IS0 (the International    Organization     for Standardization)     is a worldwide    federation
of national   standards   institutes   (IS0 member bodies). The work of developing
International   Standards    is carried out through        IS0 technical    committees.      Every
member body interested       in a subject for which a technical committee           has been set
up has the right to be represented       on that committee.      International    organizations,
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Draft International   Standards            adopted      by the technical committees    are circulated
to the member       bodies for            approval      before their acceptance     as International
Standards by the IS0 Council.
International  Standard               IS0   749    was      developed      by
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                                                                                 Technical    Committee
ISO/TC 34, Agricultural             food products.
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It was submitted    directly   to the IS0 Council, in accordance with clause 6.12.1 of
the Directives    for the technical       work  of ISO. It cancels and replaces IS0
 Recommendation      R 749-1968,     which had been approved by the member bodies of
the following  countries     :
          Australia                           India                             Romania
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          Brazil                              Iran                              South Africa, Rep. of
          Bulgaria                            Ireland                           Thailand
          Chile                               Israel                            Turkey
          Colombia                            Italy                             United Kingdom
          Czechoslovakia                      Korea, Rep. of                    U.S.S.R.
          France                              Netherlands                       Yugoslavia
          Germany                             Poland
          Hungary                             Portugal
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The member body of the following                       country      had expressed    disapproval   of the
document on technical grounds :
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                                              Canada
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INTERNATIONAL                       STANDARD                                                                                                       IS0 749-1977 (E)
Oilseed residues - Determination                                                              of total ash
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1 SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION                                                        5.5     Electrically     I
                                                                                                                     heated muffle furnace, with air circulation
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                                                                                        and     capable     of       being      controlled    at 650 ? I5 “C.
This International      Standard    specifies  a method    for the
determination      of the total ash from residues (excluding
compounded      products)    obtained    by the extraction   of oil
                                                                                        5.6     Desiccator, containing              an efficient   desiccant.
from oilseeds by pressure or solvent.
                                                                                        6      PROCEDURE
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2     REFERENCES                                                                        Make all weighings             to the nearest 0,001        g.
 I SO 735, Oilseed residues                 - Determination         of ash insoluble
                                                                                        6.1     Preparation of the test sample
in hydrochloric   acid.
                                                                                        6.1.1     Take the           contract       sample    obtained    in accordance
IS0 771, Oilseed                residues      -   Determination
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                                                                       of moisture
                                                                                        with    IS0 5500.
and volatile matter             con tent.
IS0 5500, Oilseed residues - Sampling.                       1)                         6.1.2    Grind     the contract     sample,  if necessary,   in the
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                                                                                        previously     well cleaned mechanical       mill (5.2). First, use
                                                                                        about one-twentieth        of the sample to complete the cleaning
3     DEFINITION                                                                        of the mill, and reject these grindings; then grind the rest,
                                                                                        collect    the grindings,      mix carefully   and carry out the
total     ash : The             residue      obtained      after incineration      at
                                                                                        analysis without      delay.
550 + I5 “C             under       the     operating      conditions     specified
below.
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                                                                                        6.2     Test portion
                                                                                        6.2.1   Weigh the incineration   dish (5.4), previously   heated
4     PRINCIPLE
                                                                                        for I5 min in the furnace (5.5) at 550 + I5 ‘C, and allowed
Incineration    of a test                  portion       at 550 + 15 “C in an           to cool in the desiccator (5.6) to laboratory  temperature.
electrically heated muffle                furnace,      until practically constant
mass is reached.                                                                        6.2.2 Weigh into the incineration     dish about 5 g of the
                                                                                        test sample (6.1.2), spread this uniformly   over the whole
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                                                                                        base of the dish and re-weigh.
5 APPARATUS
                                                                                        Carry out these operations                   as quickly as possible,    in order
                                                                                        to avoid any appreciable                      change   in moisture      content.
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5.1     Analytical       balance.
                                                                                        NOTE     -   If the total      ash is not
                                                                                                                            used subsequently     for the determi-
5.2     Mechanical          mill,
                          easy to clean and allowing       the                          nation of the residue insoluble    in hydrochloric    acid (see IS0 735),
                                                                                        the test portion    may be reduced to 2 g.
residues to be ground, without   heating and without  appreci-
able change in the moisture, volatile matter and oil content,
to particles passing completely through the sieve (5.3).                                6.3     Determination
                                                                                        Place the dish containing      the test portion     on an electric
5.3     Sieve, with apertures             of diameter       I mm.                       hot-plate  or over a gas flame, and heat progressively       until
                                                                                        the test portion carbonizes,    then place in the furnace (5.5),
5.4    Flat-bottomed     incineration   dish, of diameter about                         controlled  at 550 + I5 “C. Continue      heating until a white,
60 mm and height          not exceeding     25 mm, of platinum,                         light grey or reddish      ash is obtained,    visibly free from
platinum-plated    gold, silica or, if not available, porcelain.                        carbon particles (generally at least 2 to 3 h).
1)    In preparation.
IS0 749-1977 (E)
Allow the d ish to cool in the desiccat or and weigh when it             Take as the result the arithmetic         mean of the two determi-
has reached labora tory temper                                           nations,      provided     that  the      requirement       concerning
                                                                         repeatability     (see 7.2) is satisfied.    Otherwise,      repeat the
Replace the dish in the furnace and continue    heating for              determination       on two other test portions.       If this time the
1 h at 550 + 15 “C. Allow the dish to cool and re-weigh, as              difference    again exceeds 0,2 g per 100 g of sample, take as
before.                                                                  the result the arithmetic       mean of the four determinations
                                                                         carried out, provided that the maximum difference               between
If the difference    between the two weighings is less than or
                                                                         the individual      results does not exceed 0,5 g per 100 g of
equal to 0,002 g, regard the determination     as finished.   If
                                                                         sample.
not, continue     with 1 h periods in the furnace     until the
difference   between two successive weighings is less than or            Report    the result to one decimal    place.
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equal to 0,002 g.
If the ash is rather blackish after the first incineration       of 2    9.1.2    If requested, the total ash may be expressed in
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or 3 h, it may be moistened          with a few drops of a 200 g/l       relation    to the dry matter    by multiplying the result
solution of ammonium         nitrate (not in excess so as to avoid       obtained in accordance with 7.1 .I by
dispersion and sticking together of the ash). After drying in
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an oven, resume the calcination.            If necessary, repeat the
operation  until incineration      is complete.                                100-u
Carry out two determinations          on the same test sample.           where U is the percentage by mass of moisture            and volatile
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                                                                         matter determined  as specified in IS0 771.
                                                                         7.2     Repeatability
7     EXPRESSION           OF RESULTS                                    The difference  between the results of two determinations
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                                                                         carried out simultaneously  or in rapid succession by the
7.1        Method of cakulation    and formulae                          same analyst should not exceed 0,2 g of total ash per 100 g
                                                                         of sample.
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7.1.1   The total ash yielded  by the sample              as received,
expressed as a percentage by mass, is equal to
                                                                         8 TEST REPORT
      m2    -Iy)o                                                        The test report shall show the method used and the result
                    x100                                                 obtained,   indicating   clearly whether the result is expressed
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                                                                         in relation   to the product as received or in relation to the
                                                                         dry matter.     It shall also mention any operating conditions
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                                                                         not specified in this International     Standard,   or regarded as
    m.        is the mass, in grams, of the dish;                        optional,    as well as any circumstances         that may have
                                                                         influenced   the result.
    ml        is the mass, in grams, of the dish and test portion;
                                                                         The report shall include all details        required   for   complete
    m2        is the mass, in grams, of the dish and ash.                iden tif icatio n of the samp le.
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