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Biodiesel Production from Vegetable Oil

Converting cooking oil to biodiesel via transesterification

Convert vegetable oil to biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters) by base-catalyzed transesterification with methanol.

Organic Synthesis · Intermediate (High School) · 60 min · 8 steps

Making Nylon 6,10 (Nylon Rope Trick)

Pulling a continuous strand of nylon from an interface

Synthesize nylon 6,10 at the interface of two immiscible solutions and pull a continuous strand from the beaker.

Organic Synthesis · Intermediate (High School) · 30 min · 6 steps

Soap Making by Saponification

Converting fats into soap using sodium hydroxide

Make soap by the saponification of vegetable oil with sodium hydroxide, demonstrating the hydrolysis of ester bonds in triglycerides.

Organic Synthesis · Intermediate (High School) · 60 min · 8 steps