Soap-Making Manual / A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant.

by Edgar George Thomssen

Kind.	Theoretical Yield of Pure Glycerine of Neutral Oil or Fat.	Average Free Fatty Acid in Commercial Oil.	% Pure Glycerine in Commercial Oil.	Yield Soap Lye 80% Crude Glycerine.
Beef Tallow	10.7	5	10.2	12.75
Bone Grease	10.5	20-50	5.2- 8.4	6.5 -10.5
Castor Oil	9.8	0.5-10	8.8- 9.8	11.0 -12.45
Cocoanut Oil	13.9	3-5	13.2-13.5	16.5 -16.9
Cocoanut Oil Off	15-40	8.3-11.8	10.37-14.75
Corn Oil	10.4	1-10	9.3-10.3	11.62-12.9
Cottonseed Oil	10.6	Trace	10.6	13.25
Hog Grease	10.6	0.5-1	10.5-10.6	13.12-13.25
Horse Grease	10.6	1-3	10.5-10.6	13.12-13.25
Olive Oil	10.3	2-25	7.7-10.2	9.62-12.75
Olive Foots	30-60	4-7	5- 8.75
Palm Oil	11.0	10-50	5.5-10	6.87-12.5
Palmkernel Oil	13.3	4-8	12.2-12.8	15.25-16
Peanut Oil	10.4	5-20	8.3- 9.9	10.37-12.37
Soya Bean Oil	10.4	2	10.2	12.75
Train Oil	10.0	2-20	8- 9.8	10.0 -12.25
Vegetable Tallow	10.9	1-3	10.5-10.8	13.12-13.5

*Table of Specific Gravities of Pure Commercial Glycerine with Corresponding Percentage of Water. Temperature 15 C.

Sp. Gr.	% Water		Sp. Gr.	% Water
1.262	0		1.160	38
1.261	1		1.157	39
1.258	2		1.155	40
1.255	3		1.152	41
1.2515	4		1.149	42
1.250	5		1.1464	43
1.2467	6		1.1437	44
1.2450	7		1.141	45
1.243	8		1.1377	46
1.241	9		1.1353	47
1.237	10		1.1326	48
1.235	11		1.1304	49
1.2324	12		1.127	50
1.229	13		1.125	51
1.2265	14		1.1224	52
1.2245	15		1.1204	53
1.2225	16		1.117	54
1.2185	17		1.114	55
1.2174	18		1.112	56
1.2142	19		1.109	57
1.211	20		1.106	58
1.207	21		1.103	59
1.203	22		1.1006	60
1.2004	23		1.088	65
1.198	24		1.075	70
1.195	25		1.0623	75
1.1923	26		1.049	80
1.189	27		1.0365	85
1.188	28		1.0243	90
1.1846	29		1.0218	91
1.182	30		1.0192	92
1.179	31		1.0168	93
1.176	32		1.0147	94
1.1734	33		1.0125	95
1.171	34		1.01	96
1.168	35		1.0074	97
1.165	36		1.0053	98
1.163	37		1.0026	99

Table of Percentage, Specific Gravity and Beaume Degree of Pure Glycerine Solutions

Per cent Water	Sp. Gr. Champion and Pellet	Degree Beaumé (Berthelot)		Per cent Water	Sp. Gr. Champion and Pellet	Degree Beaumé (Berthelot)
0	1.2640	31.2		11.0	1.2350	28.6
0.5	1.2625	31.0		11.5	1.2335	28.4
1.0	1.2612	30.9		12.0	1.2322	28.3
1.5	1.2600	30.8		12.5	1.2307	28.2
2.0	1.2585	30.7		13.0	1.2295	28.0
2.5	1.2575	30.6		13.5	1.2280	27.8
3.0	1.2560	30.4		14.0	1.2270	27.7
3.5	1.2545	30.3		14.5	1.2255	27.6
4.0	1.2532	30.2		15.0	1.2242	27.4
4.5	1.2520	30.1		15.5	1.2230	27.3
5.0	1.2505	30.0		16.0	1.2217	27.2
5.5	1.2490	29.9		16.5	1.2202	27.0
6.0	1.2480	29.8		17.0	1.2190	26.9
6.5	1.2465	29.7		17.5	1.2177	26.8
7.0	1.2455	29.6		18.0	1.2165	26.7
7.5	1.2440	29.5		18.5	1.2150	26.5
8.0	1.2427	29.3		19.0	1.2137	26.4
8.5	1.2412	29.2		19.5	1.2125	26.3
9.0	1.2400	29.0		20.0	1.2112	26.2
9.5	1.2390	28.9		20.5	1.2100	26.0
10.0	1.2375	28.8		21.0	1.2085	25.0
10.5	1.2362	28.7

*Table of Specific Gravities of Pure Glycerine Solutions with Corresponding Beaume Degree and Percent Water

Per cent Water	Sp. Gr.	Degree Beaume	Per cent Water	Sp. Gr.	Degree Beaume
0.0	1.2640	31.2	1.0	1.2612	30.9
0.5	1.2625	31.0	1.5	1.2600	30.8
2.0	1.2585	30.7	12.0	1.2322	28.3
2.5	1.2575	30.6	12.5	1.2307	28.2
3.0	1.2560	30.4	13.0	1.2295	28.0
3.5	1.2545	30.3	13.5	1.2280	27.8
4.0	1.2532	30.2	14.0	1.2270	27.7
4.5	1.2520	30.1	14.5	1.2255	27.6
5.0	1.2505	30.0	15.0	1.2242	27.4
5.5	1.2490	29.9	15.5	1.2230	27.3
6.0	1.2480	29.8	16.0	1.2217	27.2
6.5	1.2465	29.7	16.5	1.2202	27.0
7.0	1.2455	29.6	17.0	1.2190	26.9
7.5	1.2440	29.5	17.5	1.2177	26.8
8.0	1.2427	29.3	18.0	1.2165	26.7
8.5	1.2412	29.2	18.5	1.2150	26.5
9.0	1.2400	29.0	19.0	1.2137	26.4
9.5	1.2390	28.9	19.5	1.2125	26.3
10.0	1.2375	28.8	20.0	1.2112	26.2
10.5	1.2362	28.7	20.5	1.2100	26.0
11.0	1.2350	28.6	21.0	1.2085	25.9
11.5	1.2335	28.4