Determination of the hydrogen content in Nigeria palm oil by the neutron moderation method |
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Authors: | A. I. Obi S. A. Jonah |
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Affiliation: | (1) Centre for Energy Research and Training, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria |
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Abstract: | The thermal neutron moderation analysis facility at the Institute of Experimental Physics, Debrecen, Hungary has been used to determine the weight percent of total hydrogen content in Nigerian palm oil. The facility utilizes the fast neutron moderation technique in which the intensity of reflected thermalized neutrons is proportional to the hydrogen content of the sample exposed to fast neutrons. Using a 100 cm3 sample the total hydrogen content in the oven-dry palm oil sample was found to be 12.0±0.1% within a measuring time of 5 minutes. The method is fast and can be used in plant quality control where the hydrogen content must be determined within specific limits. |
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