Chemistry Reference
In-Depth Information
Ophardt, Charles E. “Soap,” 2003. Virtual ChemBook. Available online.
URL: http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/554soap.html.
Accessed July 17, 2010. Opardt explains how soap molecules are created
in hydrolysis reactions.
Parrish, Dennis. “Emulsion Polymerization,” 2005. Available online. URL:
http://pslc.ws/macrog/emulsion.htm. Accessed July 17, 2010. Parrish
explains the chemistry of soap, including the formation of micelles in his
“learning center.”
“Soap and Detergents,” April 2008. Available online. URL: http://www.
newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/soap. Accessed July 17, 2010. This Web
page outlines the history of soapmaking from ancient Babylon and Rome
and explains the chemistry of soap.
