Thermal stability of some metal-palmitate soaps which find various industrial applications

Abstract

The soaps of alkaline earth's and transition elements and closed ‘d’ orbitals were prepared by the double decomposition method by the reaction between metallic salts and sodium palmitate. The thermal stability of these soaps was studied in order to throw the light on their suitability for using as catalysts or lubricants. The soaps of alkaline earth's were found to be more stable than transition and ‘d’ closed shell soaps.

Keywords

• catalyst
• lubricant
• metal-palmitate soap
• thermal stability