Within the last few years, the chemist has developed a new kind of soap. Starting with ordinary vegetable and animal oils, the chemist now makes fatty alcohols which, in combination with sulfuric acid and other chemicals gives a new class of...
Collection guide; Consumer products; Industrial products and design; Manufacturing and related sectors
A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
Heading of table: "Hydrolysis of Oils and Fats by means of Hydrochloric Acid. Sp: Gr 1-16. 100 grms of Oil or Fat containing free fatty acids and 100 cc of acid; fresh acid used after each sample had been taken."
Here is how a fabric processed with a water repellent will react toward globules of water. Not only is the design attractive in itself but it clearly shows the practicability of a water repellent treatment. Material processed with DuPont Aridex or...
The cylinder on the left contains hard water (0.04% or calcium chloride) to which a small amount of one of the new soapless soaps based on fatty alcohol sulfates has been added. Note the foamy suds extending all the way to the top of the cylinder....
DuPont Exhibition at the New York Museum of Science & Industry
Fatty alcohols, from which soapless soaps are made, produce unusual suds, as was shown by the demonstration at the former DuPont Exhibition at the New York Museum of Science and Industry, Rockefeller Center. On the right, Zerone anti-rust...
