Ammonia → Ammonium Oleate

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Separately, 46.57 g of granular stearic acid was added to 1.5 l of pure water charged in a 2-liter capacity beaker, and the mixture was heated at 75° C. on a heater under agitation by a glass vane to melt stearic acid. Then, 44.81 ml of aqueous ammonia having a concentration of 0.9145 mole/l was added to completely emulsify stearic acid and form an ammonia soap suspension.

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