SAPONIFICATION

Saponification

one of the organic chemical reactions known to ancient man was the preparation of soaps through a reaction

Saponification

a procedure used to create soaps; a process of turning oils and fats into soaps by the action of aqueous alkalis

Hydroxide

it breaks the ester link between fatty acid and the triglyceride glycerol, resulting in the creation of free fatty acids and glycerol

ester alkaline hydrolysis

triglycerides in fat and oil are transformed into soap and glycerol when they interact with aqueous NaOH or KOH, this progress is know as

saponification value

1 mg of fat under specific circumstances; also known as "saponification number"

olive oil
soybean oil
coconut oil
cottonseed oil
sunflower oil
canola oil
palm oil
castor oil
palm kernel oil

type of saponification value of oil/fat

Sodium Stearate

The sodium salt of steric acid

Sodium Palmitate

The sodium salt of fatty palmitic acid

methyl benzoate

combine to produce methanol and water-soluble sodium benzoate

making both hard and soft soaps
extinguisher for fire
in the food sector

application of saponification