EN 1791:1997

Surface active agents - Fatty alkyl dimethyl amine oxides - Determination of the amine oxide content EN 1791:1997

Publication date:   Jan 1, 1998

Scope

This draft European Standard specifies a method for the determination of up to approximately 2 milli-equivalents of tertiary amine oxide. Components which lose their basicity in reaction with acetic anhydride by forming an amide (e.g. primary and secondary amines) interfere. If present, these primary and secondary amines must be determined by a different procedure e.g. reaction with carbondisulfide.