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Soap and related products: Palm and lauric oil
Author(s) -
Ogoshi T.,
Miyawaki Y.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02541400
Subject(s) - saponification , palm stearin , palm kernel oil , lauric acid , chemistry , food science , tallow , palm oil , coconut oil , fatty acid , organic chemistry , pulp and paper industry , engineering
There are three main methods for producing soap: direct saponification of fats and oils, neutralization of fatty acids and saponification of fatty acid methyl esters. Our unique process of soapmaking, based on the methyl ester saponification method, is described here. By this process, high‐quality toilet soaps can be produced from palm stearin and palm kernel oil as well as tallow and coconut oil. A new sulfonation process was developed to produce high‐quality α‐SFMe (α‐sulfo fatty acid methyl ester) from palm stearin as the starting material. Quality and performance of α‐SFMe bear comparison with those of LAS, AES, AS or AOS. Thus α‐SFMe is a promising surfactant for detergents and will contribute to expanding the use of palm oil in the near future.