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The vapor pressure of commercial soaps

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Abstract

This paper describes a technique for obtaining the vapor pressures of commercial soaps at low temperatures. The effect of various relative humidities on the equilibrium water content of concentrated soap is discussed, and the vapor pressures of the soap at various moisture contents are given.

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  1. Procter & Gamble Company, Ivorydale, Ohio

    R. H. Ferguson & R. D. Vold

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  1. R. H. Ferguson
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Ferguson, R.H., Vold, R.D. The vapor pressure of commercial soaps. Oil Soap 15, 181–183 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02639525

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