Stearic Acid → Sodium Stearate

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then adding a quantity of 2M aqueous sodium hydroxide (for quantity see table 5) at the same temperature as the stearic acid dispersion with stirring over a particular time (see table 5 for the time of addition) thereby producing a clear solution with a pH of about 9.2 substantially containing sodium stearate;

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