saponification

Interestingly, one of the beneficial uses of hot-fat saponification is in the kitchen:

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Interestingly, one of the beneficial uses of hot-fat saponification is in the kitchen:

A Bit of Soap

All modern re-refineries today rely on crucial cleansing processes -- yet, when vegetable-based and animal fat-based products are subjected to these necessary and unavoidable steps, an unwanted chemical reaction known as "saponification" occurs.

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All modern re-refineries today rely on crucial cleansing processes -- yet, when vegetable-based and animal fat-based products are subjected to these necessary and unavoidable steps, an unwanted chemical reaction known as "saponification" occurs.

Joan Brunwasser: A Motor Oil Company That's Both Green and Responsible? Check Out Universal Lubricants

All modern re-refineries today rely on crucial cleansing processes -- yet, when vegetable-based and animal fat-based products are subjected to these necessary and unavoidable steps, an unwanted chemical reaction known as "saponification" occurs.

Joan Brunwasser: A Motor Oil Company That's Both Green and Responsible? Check Out Universal Lubricants

Instead, the moist soil and the lack of air exchange that would occur normally are causing a process called saponification to occur, where the bodies literally turn into a waxy substance similar to soap.

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He demonstrated the reactions occurring when this phenomenon, known as saponification, is brought about by strong bases or strong acids.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux

All modern re-refineries today rely on crucial cleansing processes -- yet, when vegetable-based and animal fat-based products are subjected to these necessary and unavoidable steps, an unwanted chemical reaction known as "saponification" occurs.

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When organic matters (resins, waxes, oils) are decomposed by inorganic solutions, one speaks of "saponification".

4. Selection of Chemicals

a process called saponification, as medicine for heavy cough and as animal lick, and unwashed salt that is on high demand in factories for preserving fish and animal hides and skins.

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