Substance and process for converting waste cooking oil into liquid soap
AssigneeMimasu Oil Chemical Co., Ltd.
InventorKazuo Shimizu
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Abstract
The substance of the present invention which contains an amine derivative such as alkanol amine, alkyl amine and alkylene amine and a surface-active agent is capable of converting waste cooking oil into useful liquid soap easily and quickly. The substance contains a minimum amount of or no strong alkali substances and is therefore quite safe for home use. Thus, waste cooking oil may be recycled for useful purposes and contamination of sewage with waste cooking oil can be prevented.
Claims7
A process for converting waste cooking oil to detergent, comprising contacting a waste cooking oil with a composition comprising greater than 50% of an amine derivative, from 0.5 to 30% of a surface active agent, an alkali metal salt and/or an alkali hydroxide, wherein the pH of the composition is adjusted to 10 or higher and adding water in amounts sufficient to form a liquid detergent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.