Soybean

Soybean Oil Oil

Reference ID

Two samples of oil, one containing dye, were provided by CEDRE. The samples were received in November,
1998.

API Gravity
21.6 ESD 98
With dye 21.6
Equation(s) for Predicting Evaporation
Little evaporation
ESD 01
Sulphur (weight %)
0.00 ESD 99
With dye 0.00
Flash Point (°C)
>100 ESD 98
With dye >100
Density (g/mL)
Temperature
(°C)
0 0.9335 ESD 98
0.9337 (a)
15 0.9232
0.9232 (a)
25 0.9161
0.9163 (a)
(a) with dye
Pour Point (°C)
-10 ESD 98
With dye -10
Dynamic Viscosity (mPa s or cP)
Temperature
(°C)
0 153 ESD 98
154 (a)
15 73
73 (a)
25 47
48 (a)
(a) with dye
Hydrocarbon Groups (weight %)
Saturates 2 ESD 99
3 (a)
Aromatics 0
1 (a)
Resins 97
96 (a)
Asphaltenes 0
0 (a)
Adhesion (g/m²)
15 SD = 3 ESD 98
With dye 43 SD = 2

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Soybean Oil
Reference ID
Volatile Organic Compounds (ppm)
Benzene 11 ESD 99
26 (a)
Toluene 3
3 (a)
Ethylbenzene 0
0 (a)
Xylenes 0
2 (a)
C3-benzenes 2
1 (a)
Total BTEX 15
31 (a)
Total VOCs 17
32 (a)
(a) with dye
Surface Tension (mN/m or dynes/cm)
Temperature
(°C)
0 32.4 ESD 00
32.3 (a)
15 31.8 ESD 98
31.6 (a)
25 31.2 ESD 00
31.4 (a)
(a) with dye
Oil/Salt Water Interfacial Tension (mN/m or dynes/cm)
These measurements were very difficult to make with the Kruss automatic tensiometer. The instrument had

difficulty determining the endpoint. The data shown were taken when the ring broke through the interface , as

would have been done with a manual instrument.

Temperature
(°C)
0 NM ESD 00
NM (a)
15 9.2 ESD 98
7.8 (a)
25 6.3 ESD 00
5.2 (a)
(a) with dye
Oil/Fresh Water Interfacial Tension (mN/m or
These measurements were very difficult to make with the Kruss automatic tensiometer. The instrument had

difficulty determining the endpoint. The data shown were taken when the ring broke through the interface , as

would have been done with a manual instrument.

Temperature
(°C)
0 NM ESD 00
NM (a)
15 10.5 ESD 98
9.8 (a)
25 NM ESD 00
NM (a)
(a) with dye

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