Specific Gravities and Boiling Points of Dichlormethane - Soybean Oil Mixtures

Authors

L. K. Arnold, Iowa State CollegeFollow
L. J. Breuklander, Iowa State College

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Dichlormethane, or methylene chloride, is a chlorinated hydrocarbon having the following characteristics (1) : formula, CH₂Cl₂ ; molecular weight, 84.94; boiling point (at one atmosphere), 39.8°C; latent heat of vaporization 78.7 calories per gram; and specific gravity at 25°C/25°C, 1.3256. It is an excellent solvent for soybean oil. Since it was believed that it had possibilities as a solvent for the industrial extraction of soybean oil, studies were initiated to determine its suitability for this purpose. Preliminary to actual pilot plant studies certain necessary fundamental data were determined. Some of these data relating to specific gravities and boiling points of various soybean oil-dichlormethane mixtures are presented in this paper.

Publication Date

1950

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

57

Issue

1

First Page

157

Last Page

160

Copyright

©1950 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Arnold, L. K. and Breuklander, L. J. (1950) "Specific Gravities and Boiling Points of Dichlormethane - Soybean Oil Mixtures," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 57(1), 157-160.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol57/iss1/15