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Vdocuments - MX Chem Proj Class 12 Cbse
NEYVELI
(AFFLIATED TO C.B.S.E)
SESSION : 2014-2015
CHEMISTRY-
INVESTIGATORY PROJECT
ON
Study of effect of Potassium bisulphite as
a food preservative
Submitted to
Submitted by
MRS.D.SANGEETHA N.R.ARUN KAUSHIK
Chemistry Teacher, S.BALAJI
CLASS 12, JHSS V.MANOJ PREVEEN
Class-12,
Section-A
“Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true
education.”
CERTIFICATE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Our project can never begin without you, dear GOD.
Rather than saying “thank you” to you, you know that we
feel like saying ‘I love you’, to you, always.
We must say thanks to our parents who provided us
sufficient money and help in making of this project.
Mrs.D.Sangeetha, you are the real foundation of the
project done by us. Thank you very much. Special thanks to
our Principal, our Vice Principal and our chemistry
teachers, Mr.C.H.Anil Reddy and Mr.G.Venkatesh who gave
support to us and library which provides all useful books
related to this project.
Next on our thank list are our friends, teachers who
really showered constructive feedbacks and suggestions
without which this project would not have been in present
form.
N.R.ARUN KAUSHIK
V.MANOJ PREVEEN
S.BALAJI
DECLARATION
We hereby declare that the project work entitled
previously.
N. R. ARUN KAUSHIK
V. MANOJ PREVEEN
S. BALAJI
INDEX
SL.NO PAGE
. TOPIC NO.
1 OBJECTIVE 1
2 INTRODUCTION 2
3 AIM 4
4 APPARATUS REQUIRED 5
6 THEORY 7
7 PROCEDURE 8
10 EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE 11
11 EFFECT OF TIME 12
RESULTS,CONCLUSIONS &
12 SUGGESTIONS 13
13 BIBLIOGRAPHY 14
14 NOTES 14
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this project
is to study the effect of
Potassium bisulphite as a food
preservative under various
conditions. Concentration
Conditions
Time Temperature
INTRODUCTION
Growth of microorganisms in a food material can be inhibited by adding
certain chemical substances. However the chemical substances should not
be harmful to human beings. Such chemical substances which are added
to food materials to prevent their spoilage are known as chemical
preservatives. In our country, two chemical preservatives which are
permitted for use are:
Benzoic acid or its sodium salt, sodium benzoate is commonly used for
the preservation of food materials. For the preservation of fruits, fruit
juices, squashes and jams sodium benzoate is used as preservative
because it is soluble in water and hence easily mixes with the food
product.
Potassium bisulphite is used for the preservation
of colourless food materials such as fruit juices, squashes, apple and
raw mango chutney. This is not used for preserving coloured food
materials because Sulphur dioxide produced from this chemical is a
bleaching agent. Potassium bisulphite on reaction with acid of the juice
liberates Sulphur dioxide which is very effective in killing the harmful
micro-organisms present in food stuffs and thus prevents it from getting
spoilt.
– +
HSO3 (aq) + H (aq) H2O(l) + SO2(g)
APPARATUS
Requirements
MATERIALS AND
CHEMICALS
Requirements
THEORY
Food materials undergo natural changes due
to temperature, time and enzymatic action
and become unfit for consumption. These
changes may be checked by adding small
amounts of potassium bisulphite. The
effectiveness of KHSO3 as preservative
depends upon its concentration under different
conditions which may be determined
experimentally. An ideal method of food
preservation has the following characteristics:
#1.It improves shelf-life and safety by
inactivating spoilage and pathogenic
microorganisms,
#2.It does not change organoleptic (smell,
taste, colour, texture, etc.) and nutritional
attributes,
#3.It does not leave residues,
#4.It is cheap and convenient to apply and
#5.It encounters no objection from
consumers and legislators.
PROCEDURE:
III 100 gms 15.00 gms 0.5 gm NO Few Few Some More
Change Change Change Change Change
RECORD:
RECORD:
(C)Effect of temperature: –
1. Take 100 gm of Jam in three bottles lebelled as I,
II and III.
2. Add 10.0 gm of sugar and 2.0 gm of KHSO3 to
bottle No. I, II and III respectively.
3. Mix the contents thoroughly with a stirring rod.
4. Keep bottle No. I in the refrigerator at 0˚C,
bottle No. II at room temperature (25˚C) and
bottle No. III in a thermostat at 50˚C. Observe
the changes taking place in the jam for 10 days.
RECORD:
(D)Effect of time: –
1. Take three bottles and label them as I, II and III.
2. To each bottle add 25 g of Jam and 1 g of
potassium bisulphite.
3. Keep bottle I for 7 days, bottle II for 14 days and
bottle III for 21 days at room temperature.
4. Note the changes taking place in each bottle and
record the observations.
Observations(Days)
Bottle No. 7 14 21
I No ****** ******
II No Taste ******
changes
III No No Unpleasant smell
develops
RECORD:
RESULTS, CONCLUSIONS
AND SUGGESTIONS
From the experiment, we can conclude that
KHSO3 acts as a viable food preservative
whose increased concentration can increase
time for preservation. But increase in
concentration of sugar content in the food
material causes fast decaying. Also, the
experiment shows that rate of fermentation
of food stuffs is directly proportional to
temperature conditions. On passage of
time, even in the presence of KHSO3, the
food gets spoiled. Though potassium
bisulphite is a good food preservative
(class II preservative), it can trigger lung
irritation and asthma. So, our suggestion is
that the usage of food preservatives must
be reduced to the extent possible.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Reference books:
NCERT CLASS 12 CHEMISTRY BOOKS-
PART I, II
CONCISE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY -
BY J.D.LEE
NCERT LABORATORY MANUAL -
CLASS 12 CHEMISTRY
Reference websites:
www.google.co.in
en.wikipedia.org
www.ncert.nic.in
www.livestrong.com
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