startupChandigarh, Nov 18 (PTI) The Council of Scientific andIndustrial Research (CSIR)-Central Scientific InstrumentsOrganisation (CSIO) has transferred the technology of aninstrument for measuring iodine value in vegetable oils, to aChandigarh-based startup.
The instrument, Precision Iodine Value Analyzer, whichmeasures the degree of unsaturation (iodine value) invegetable oils, has applications in a host of industries.
An official release yesterday said the technology hasapplications in oil extraction units, quality control andassurance laboratories, food regulatory authorities, soaps andcosmetics, bakeries, meat industry, paint industry, biodieselanalysis and charcoal industry.
The technology is also useful in determining adulterationin edible oils and fats, it said.
Conventionally, iodine value is determined using manualtitration. Some analytical instruments based on automatedtitration are also available in the market, the release said.
"However, these methods take longer analysis time, arecostly and use toxic chemicals. Researchers at CSIO havedeveloped a rapid analysis technique, which takes just threeminutes for analysis of iodine value. Also, the cost ofanalysis per sample has been reduced drastically," it said.
The technology has been transferred to M/s Comfax Systemsa Chandigarh-based startup, the release said.
Prof R K Sinha, the Director of CSIR-CSIO, said theprecision iodine value analyser will be useful for detectingadulteration in edible oils, therefore this technology willfind application in the edible oil manufacturing andprocessing industry. PTI SUNNSD.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.