CONTENTS - 1. INTRODUCTION - 2. ANIMAL FATS AND OILS - 3. VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS - 4. FATTY ACIDS-FATTY ALCOHOLS-GLYCEROL - 5. SURFACTANTS AND SURFACE ACTIVITY - 6. PRODUCTION OF FATS AND OILS - 7. SOAP MANUFACTURE - 8. SYNTHETIC DETERGENTS - 9. ANALYSIS OF OILS AND DETERGENTS - INDEX - Preface - Presented in this book are quantities of data, gathered during many years in my practice of chemistry, either as resident chemist in manufacturing plants, or as a consultant to the soap and related industries. The style is didactic and such that it may readily be understood by non-technical...

CONTENTS - 1. AEROSOLS - 2. BACTERICIDES-FUNGICIDES - SANITIZERS - 3. CLEANERS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND INDUSTRY - 4. CARE OF FLOORS - 5. LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING - 6. TREATMENT OF METALS - 7. PESTICIDES - 8. MISCELLANEOUS - BIBLIOGRAPHY - APPENDIX - Glossary - Suppliers of Materials and Equipment - Useful Tables - Patents - Periodicals of Interest - Associations Related to the Industry - INDEX -