Palmitic Acid → Sodium palmitate

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then adding a quantity of sodium hydroxide as a 2M aqueous solution (for quantity see Table 21) at the same temperature as the palmitic acid dispersion with stirring over a particular time (see Table 21 for the time of addition) thereby producing a clear solution with a pH of about 9.2 substantially containing sodium palmitate;

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