"If you want to learn about the chemistry behind making true soap, this is a good starting point," says Velasquez. "You want to master the fundamentals before you start creating your own formulas." ...

This results in the formation of glycerol and a salt - soap. \(Fat/Oil + Sodium\, Hydroxide \rightarrow Soap + Glycerol\) Fats and oils are esters made from glycerol and long chain fatty acids.

A professor at Virginia Tech's Department of Chemistry is exploring a process ... to see results and speak your mind "This vial of soap has been in my office for, I would say, a year already.

Scientists estimate we recycle only nine percent of the plastic that’s produced around the world. A chemistry professor at Virginia Tech has discovered a ...