Process Category
Organic Reactions
Description

Saponification is a process that involves the conversion of Fat, Oil, or Lipid, into Soap and Alcohol by the action of aqueous Alkali (e.g. NaOH). Soaps are Salts of Fatty Acids, which in turn are Carboxylic Acids with long Carbon chains. A typical Soap is Sodium Oleate.

Link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saponification
System Info

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UserPic  Kokel, Nicolas
Updated
10/31/2021 4:42 PM
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