Oils, Detergents and Maintenance Specialties, Volume 1, Materials and Processes

CONTENTS - 1. INTRODUCTION - 2. ANIMAL FATS AND OILS - 3. VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS - 4. FATTY ACIDS-FATTY ALCOHOLS-GLYCEROL - 5. SURFACTANTS AND SURFACE ACTIVITY - 6. PRODUCTION OF FATS AND OILS - 7. SOAP MANUFACTURE - 8. SYNTHETIC DETERGENTS - 9. ANALYSIS OF OILS AND DETERGENTS - INDEX - Preface - Presented in this book are quantities of data, gathered during manyyears in my practice of chemistry, either as resident chemist in manufacturingplants, or as a consultant to the soap and related industries.The style is didactic and such that it may readily be understood bynon-technical personnel. Involved theoretical and technical discussionshave been avoided. As far as possible, references have beenincluded at the end of each chapter.Although much of the information contained in this work is wellwithin my own experience, much of it has been gleaned also frommanufacturers’ technical bulletins or through private correspondence.Many patents have been cited, merely as examples of products discussed;this is not to be construed as recommending the infringementof any such patents. The various formulations are presented in goodfaith, but no warranty is given, nor is freedom from any patent to beinferred. With a little ingenuity on the part of the reader, many usefuland efficient products may be made along the lines discussed, withoutin any way infringing on patented products.Because of numerous factors affecting results, all the formulationscited herein, although believed to be reliable (most of them havingemanated from the greatest laboratories in the world) should betested thoroughly. It is especially recommended that manufacturersmake their own tests to determine the suitability of the formulations,for the specific applications intended.I am indebted to the manufacturers of the many chemicals namedin the book, for information which I gathered either from direct correspondenceor from their technical bulletins; also for their manysamples with which I compounded some of the formulas. Specialmention should be made of those companies that supplied photographsof equipment and installations depicting various processes.I have tried to include all information pertinent to each formula,and credit has been given to all identified suppliers, so that additionalinformation, if needed, may be obtained from the manufacturers ofthe basic materials used.Finally, I am grateful to the publishers for valuable assistance in theorganization and presentation of my quantities of material which nowcomes out as not merely a second edition of my Oil, Fat, and Soap,but as a much more comprehensive new book.