Mixing with soaps

Borax is used as a cleaning agent and water softener that removes ions of elements such as magnesium and calcium that cause hard water. When these hard water elements are mixed with soap, they prevent soap from sudsing and form a scum or residue that is deposited on hard surfaces. Borax can ehminate this residue ring by replacing the Mg and Ca ions with the more soluable Na and ions. Borax is the third most important boron compound. 

Sodium perborate has been for some time in use mixed with soap, borax, alkali, etc., and is sold for laundry work under such names as Persil, Glarax, and Ozonite. It possesses detergent and bleaching properties. Since 1914 the salt NaBOj, 4H20 has been produced by electrolysis, and many recent patents deal with this process. Formerly, the only means available for preparation was that of mixing borax with hydrogen peroxide. 

Carry a container of water mixed with soap or isopropyl alcohol (a 5 percent solution works well). Drop pests into the water the soap helps to break the surface tension, causing pests to sink to the bottom. 

Gluten in Soap.—This process, patented hy Lorherg, consists in making a solution of gluten in caustic alkali, which is afterwards to he mixed with soap to the extent of... 

Products such as aftershave lotions, hair tonics, and soaps contain additives purely for esthetic reasons. In many cases, though, the colorant is a significant functional part of a cosmetic, often comprising half of its total weight. Some cosmetics, including eyebrow pencils, nail poHshes, and rouges, are really Httie more than colorants mixed with one or more materials that serve simply as binders, vehicles, or diluents to give the product desirable appHcation properties (29,36-40). 

Styrene—Butadiene Rubber (SBR). This is the most important synthetic mbber and represents more than half of all synthetic mbber production (Table 3) (see Styrene-butadiene rubber). It is a copolymer of 1,3-butadiene, CH2=CH—CH=CH2, and styrene, CgH5CH=CH2, and is a descendant of the original Buna S first produced in Germany during the 1930s. The polymerization is carried out in an emulsion system where a mixture of the two monomers is mixed with a soap solution containing the necessary catalysts (initiators). The final product is an emulsion of the copolymer, ie, a fluid latex (see Latex technology). 

A soap-based powder can be produced in combination with ester sulfonates. Thirty-five percent of a sodium soap mixture (5% lauric acid, 5% myristic acid, 52% palmitic acid, 21% stearic acid, 12% oleic acid, and 5% linoleic acid) is mixed with 15% sodium a-sulfo palm oil fatty acid methyl ester, 3% lauric acid ethoxylate, 5% sodium silicate, 17% sodium carbonate, 20% Na2S04- 10H2O, and 5% water [79]. 

In another study of the physical behavior of soap-LSDA blends, Weil and Linfield [35] showed that the mechanism of action of such mixtures is based on a close association between the two components. In deionized water this association is mixed micellar. Surface tension curves confirm the presence of mixed micelles in deionized water and show a combination of optimum surface active properties, such as low CMC, high surface concentration, and low surface concentration above the CMC. Solubilization of high Krafft point soap by an LSDA and of a difficulty soluble LSDA by soap are related results of this association. Analysis of dispersions of soap-LSDA mixtures in hard water shows that the dispersed particles are mixtures of soap and LSDA in the same proportion as they were originally added. These findings are inconsistent with the view that soap reacts separately with hard water ions and that the resulting lime soap is suspended by surface adsorption of LSDA. The suspended particles are responsible for surface-active properties and detergency and do not permit deposits on washed fabric unlike those found after washing with soap alone. 

The alkaline product from the wood ash was a crude solution of sodium and potassium carbonates called "lye". On boiling the vegetable oil with the lye, the soap (sodium and potassium salts of long chained fatty acids) separated from the lye due to the dispersive interactions between the of the fatty acid alkane chains and were thus, called "lyophobic". It follows that "lyophobic", from a physical chemical point of view, would be the same as "hydrophobic", and interactions between hydrophobic and lyophobic materials are dominantly dispersive. The other product of the soap making industry was glycerol which remained in the lye and was consequently, termed "lyophilic". Thus, glycerol mixes with water because of its many hydroxyl groups and is very polar and hence a "hydrophilic" or "lyophilic" substance. 

A glass surface to be silvered by a ing-on process should be cleaned with soap and water or detergents. For metallizing with platinum, gold and palladiiun, improved results are sometimes obtained with glass which has been stored when, after cleaning, it is immersed in 5 per cent acetic acid (cold) for six hours. The special preparation is then applied. If necessary it is mixed before use with a suitable thinner. The preparation is allowed to dry this may be accelerated by warm air. Dust should not be allowed to settle on the surface before firing. 

Formulating an hypothesis The clogging of the centrifuge is due to iron particles mixed with coconut oil, soaps, and other normal ingredients of crude coconut oil. 

The effect of mineral and organic soil constituents on the mineralisation of LAS, AE, stearyl trimethylammonium chloride (STAC) and sodium stearate (main soap component) in soils was studied by Knaebel and co-workers [38]. The four 14C-labelled compounds were aseptically adsorbed to montmorillonite, kaolinite, illite, sand and humic acids and subsequently mixed with soil yielding surfactant concentrations of about 50 jig kg-1. The CO2 formation in the serum bottle respirometers was monitored over a period of 2 months indicating that the mineralisation extent was highest for LAS (49-75%). Somewhat lower amounts of produced CO2 were reported for AE and the stearate ranging from 34-58% and 29-47%, respectively. The mineralisation extent of the cationic surfactant did not exceed 21% (kaolinite) and achieved only 7% in the montmorillonite-modified soil. Associating the mineral type with the mineralisation kinetics showed that sand... 

As with other alkali metals, potassium compounds have many uses. For example, almost all of the compound potassium chloride is used in fertilizers. Currently potassium chloride is mined or derived from seawater. Many years ago, potassium was secured for human use by burning wood and plant matter in pots to produce an ash called potash, which was mostly potassium carbonate and used as a caustic, mainly for making soap when mixed with fats. 

Several commercial brands of soap are especially formulated and labeled for use on garden vegetables. Some of these may be mixed with other pesticides to increase the effectiveness of both. Commercially labeled soaps are the only soaps recommended for use in the home garden. Be sure to use them only as recommended on the label. 

Neat soap may or may not be blended with other products before flaking or powdering. Neat soap is sometimes filtered to remove gel particles and run into a reactor (crutcher) for mixing with builders. After thorough mixing, the finished formulation is run through various mechanical operations to produce flakes and powders. Because all of the evaporated moisture goes to the atmosphere, there is no wastewater effluent. 

In order to reduce absorption of 1,3-DNB or 1,3,5-TNB following inhalation exposure, patients should be moved to fresh air (HSDB 1994). Following recent ingestion of a substantial amount of either chemical, emesis may be indicated unless the patient is obtunded, comatose, or convulsing (HSDB 1994). Administration of a charcoal slurry, aqueous or mixed with saline cathartic or sorbitol, has also been recommended (HSDB 1994). Following dermal exposure, it is recommended that the exposed area be washed extremely thoroughly with soap and water (HSDB 1994). Eye contamination should be treated by irrigating with copious amounts of tepid water for at least 15 minutes (HSDB 1994). 

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