Uses for esters

Question 1

naturally occurring triesters

Answer 1

fats and oils

Question 2

chemical name for glycerol

Answer 2

propane-1,2,3-triol

Question 3

process to form triglycerides

Answer 3

esterification

Question 4

how many moles of water per esterification reaction

Answer 4

3

Question 5

what do esters become when they are hydrolysed

Answer 5

soap

Question 6

process of hydrolysing fats and oils

Answer 6

saponification

Question 7

reactant and conditions for hydrolysis of fats and oils

Answer 7

aqueous sodium hydroxide and boiled

Question 8

which parts of soap are hydrophilic

Answer 8

carboxyl group

Question 9

which parts of the soap are hydrophobic

Answer 9

non polar carbon chain

Question 10

what conditions do you need to form carboxylate ions

Answer 10

alkaline conditions

Question 11

is the formation of carboxylate salts reversible

Answer 11

no

Question 12

what is biodesel a mixture of

Answer 12

methyl esters and fatty acids

Question 13

how to prepare a biodesel

Answer 13

from vegetable oils and methanol using a sodium hydroxide catalyst

Question 14

process of making biodesel

Answer 14

transesterification

Question 15

how to push equilibrium of transesterification to the left

Answer 15

excess methanol