*Constants of Certain Fatty Acids and Triglycerides
========================================================= | | | | | | Per cent Yield Triglycerides | Mol. Wt. | Mol. Wt. |__________________ of | of Fatty | of Tri- | | | of Fatty | glycerides | Fatty | Glycerine | | | Acid | ______________|__________|____________|_______|___________ | | | | Stearic Acid | 284 | 890 | 95.73 | 10.34 Oleic Acid | 282 | 884 | 95.70 | 10.41 Margaric Acid | 270 | 848 | 95.52 | 10.85 Palmitic Acid | 256 | 806 | 95.28 | 11.42 Myristic Acid | 228 | 722 | 94.47 | 12.74 Lauric Acid | 200 | 638 | 94.04 | 14.42 Capric Acid | 172 | 594 | 93.14 | 15.48 Caproic Acid | 116 | 386 | 90.16 | 23.83 Butyric Acid | 88 | 302 | 87.41 | 30.46 ______________|__________|____________|_______|___________
PERCENTAGES OF SOLID CAUSTIC SODA AND CAUSTIC POTASH IN CAUSTIC LYES ACCORDING TO BAUME SCALE.
1 0.61 0.90 2 0.93 1.70 3 2.00 2.60 4 2.71 3.50 5 3.35 4.50 6 4.00 5.60 7 4.556 6.286 8 5.29 7.40 9 5.87 8.20 10 6.55 9.20 11 7.31 10.10 12 8.00 10.90 13 8.68 12.00 14 9.42 12.90 15 10.06 13.80 16 10.97 14.80 17 11.84 15.70 18 12.64 16.50 19 13.55 17.60 20 14.37 18.60 21 15.13 19.50 22 15.91 20.50 23 16.77 21.40 24 17.67 22.50 25 18.58 23.30 26 19.58 24.20 27 20.59 25.10 28 21.42 26.10 29 22.64 27.00 30 23.67 28.00 31 24.81 28.90 32 25.80 29.80 33 26.83 30.70 34 27.80 31.80 35 28.83 32.70 36 29.93 33.70 37 31.22 34.90 38 32.47 35.90 39 33.69 36.90 40 34.96 37.80 41 36.25 38.90 42 37.53 39.90 43 38.80 40.90 44 39.99 42.10 45 41.41 43.40 46 42.83 44.60 47 44.38 45.80 48 46.15 47.10 49 47.58 48.25 50 49.02 49.40
GLYCERINE CONTENT OF MORE COMMON OILS AND FATS USED IN SOAP MAKING.
Kind. Theoretical Average Free % Pure Yield Yield of Pure Fatty Acid in Glycerine Soap Lye Glycerine of Commercial in Commercial 80% Crude Neutral Oil Oil. Oil. Glycerine. or Fat.
Beef Tallow 10.7 5 10.2 12.75 Bone Grease 10.5 20-50 5.2- 8.4 6.5-10.5 Castor Oil 9.8 0.5-10 8.8- 9.8 11.0-12.45 Cocoanut Oil 13.9 3-5 13.2-13.5 16.5-16.9 Cocoanut Oil Off 15-40 8.3-11.8 10.37-14.75 Corn Oil 10.4 1-10 9.3-10.3 11.62-12.9 Cottonseed Oil 10.6 Trace 10.6 13.25 Hog Grease 10.6 0.5-1 10.5-10.6 13.12-13.25 Horse Grease 10.6 1-3 10.5-10.6 13.12-13.25 Olive Oil 10.3 2-25 7.7-10.2 9.62-12.75 Olive Foots 30-60 4-7 5-8.75 Palm Oil 11.0 10-50 5.5-10 6.87-12.5 Palmkernel Oil 13.3 4-8 12.2-12.8 15.25-16 Peanut Oil 10.4 5-20 8.3-9.9 10.37-12.37 Soya Bean Oil 10.4 2 10.2 12.75 Train Oil 10.0 2-20 8-9.8 10.0-12.25 Vegetable Tallow 10.9 1-3 10.5-10.8 13.12-13.5