Making soap from animal fat on my farm with K2CO3 (ash water), giving fatty acids. My plan is to take half the amount of fatty acid and treat it with a reducing agent to give a primary alcohol (not a terminal carbonyl). Reacting this with the other half would synthesize alkyl ester (candle wax)!
2 triglyceride + (xs) K2CO3 → 6 fatty acids
3 fatty acids + R. AGENT → 3 alcohol chains
3 fatty acids +3 alcohol chains → wax!
From what can I extract or synthesize a strong reducing agent. I needs to be readily available..(like in the wood, NOT in a mining cave 1km under crust, NOT from the urine a wakitashi only living on Taolirilo island...) something I can growth or (if its coming from an animal source) that I can raise.
Not certain of the above reaction, inform me of any problems. Alkyl ester has a relatively high m.p. (10-20C over RT) but, I don’t know if the degree of unsaturation will affect it. What are the side reactions and by-products? Any other relevant informations
2007-03-06 12:06:55 · 2 answers · asked by randomdestination 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
A much simpler way of making candles is to let the heated liquid fat cool and solidify around a wick. You can add perfumes just as you would with the soap for a more pleasant odor.
2007-03-06 12:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wtf this is all complicated physics stuff i dont even want to read through.....maybe its cuz i'm still in junior high...........hmmmmmm......................
2007-03-06 20:10:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋