Fatty acid salts or insecticidal soaps can be a good choice against leafhoppers. They weaken the outer shell of leafhoppers but are safe to use on your plants and they don’t leave much of a ...

Sodium stearate is the most common fatty acid salt in today’s soaps. Common sources of the starting material, stearic acid, are vegetable triglycerides obtained from coconut and palm oils and animal ...

Soap (scientifically defined as a fatty acid salt) is a byproduct of the reaction that converts the fatty acids to triglycerides. The soap, along with other unwanted chemicals, is then removed ...

Lithium 12-hydroxystearate is a fatty acid salt commonly known as a “lithium soap”. It is the most common soap used to stabilize and thicken lubricating greases. Lithium salts are generally preferred ...

What is soap? Real soap, by definition? Let me nerd out for a second and explain: soap is a fatty acid salt. To make soap you must emulsify an alkaline solution {lye} with fats/oils {goat milk ...

Salt-tolerant bacteria with an appetite for sludge make biodegradable plastics Using a bacterial strain found in mangroves, Texas A&M researchers have uncovered a low-cost, sustainable ...