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[*] posted on 4-11-2015 at 07:55
Ethanolic Potassium Hydroxide


Why would we use potassium hydroxide solution in ethanol instead of methanol or water?

We're performing acid value titrations of oil products.
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[*] posted on 5-11-2015 at 11:58


Presumably because the ethanol is just non-polar enough to maintain miscibility with the oil sample.
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