Oleic Acid → Zinc Oleate

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The chemical reactivity of the ultrafine zinc oxide particles obtained in Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 to fatty acids was examined. Three grams of ultrafine zinc oxide particles were mixed with 27 g of oleic acid (special chemical grade available from Kanto Kagaku K.K.) at room temperature to prepare a suspension. The suspension was put in a warm air chamber maintained at a temperature of 120° C. so that zinc oxide was allowed to react with oleic acid (having a melting point of 24° C.) to form zinc oleate (having a melting point of 78° C.) and the suspension was observed whether the reaction in fact took place at a temperature of 120° C.

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