Saponification

Thanks Patrick. I have gone through this URL. However, I am just wandering, if that structure is a fat then saponification might be a good idea. Do you think using ammonia with water and detergent could be a better way ? Many thanks

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... adress the cleaning inside the bones. But some of the advice might be helpful. Otherwise rather than detergent, boiling with an alkali will cause saponification of the fat, which should help with removal. However I do not know if that might damage the structure of the bone. Alternatively if possible ...

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I think you’re confusing the iodine number with the saponification number, Draco. The iodine number is a measure of the degree of unsaturation. Molecular iodine decolorizes as it adds across a double bond, making a di-iodo compound at every reactive ...

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hi there.. i have a problem about lipid.. 1) what is the relationship between saponification number and number of carbon atoms in fatty acids chain? 2) and how the saponification number gives effect on soap production? i hope anyone whom knows about this may help ...

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Bases appear to be slippery and soapy because they hydrolyse the fatty acid esther of the skin (saponification reaction). Wikipedia's answer

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