Saponification
Process that converts fat, oil, or lipid into soap and alcohol / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Saponify?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Saponification is a process of cleaving esters into carboxylate salts and alcohols by the action of aqueous alkali. Typically aqueous sodium hydroxide solutions are used.[1][2] It is an important type of alkaline hydrolysis. When the carboxylate is long chain, its salt is called a soap. The saponification of ethyl acetate gives sodium acetate and ethanol:
- C2H5O2CCH3 + NaOH → C2H5OH + NaO2CCH3