# ISO 709:1980 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 709:1980, item title is Essential oils — Determination of ester value; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 709:2001; withdrawn / published date is 1980-05-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 709:1980 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Essential oils — Determination of ester value _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 709:2001 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1980-05-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 4918,IS,,ISO 709:1980,Essential oils — Determination of ester value,Huiles essentielles — Détermination de l'indice d'ester,1980-05-01,1,['71.100.60'],ISO/TC 54,9599,,[28590],"['en','fr']",2,"

Hydrolysis of the esters by heating, under given conditions, with a standard volumetric potassium hydroxide ethanolic solution, and titration of the alkali in excess. The hydrolysis is carried out in a saponification flask.

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