[5] Seifs. Ztg. (1913), 40, p. 142.
[6] Loc. cit.
[7] Les Matieres Graisses (1914), 7, 69, p. 3367.
[8] Zeit. f. Angew. Chem. (1914), 27, 1, p. 2-4.
CHAPTER II
Construction and Equipment of a Soap Plant.
No fixed plan for the construction and equipment of a soap plant can be given. The specifications for a soap factory to be erected or remodeled must suit the particular cases. Very often a building which was constructed for a purpose other than soap manufacture must be adapted for the production of soap. In either case it is a question of engineering and architecture, together with the knowledge obtained in practice and the final decision as to the arrangement is best solved by a conference with those skilled in each of these branches.
An ideal soap plant is one in which the process of soap making, from the melting out of the stock to the packing and shipping of the finished product, moves downward from floor to floor, since by this method it is possible to utilize gravitation rather than pumping liquid fats and fluid soaps. Convenience and economy are obtained by such an arrangement.