Fundamental Studies on Aluminum Soaps

Abstract

Aluminum soaps are studies in order to identify the phases utilized and to find how water is held by Napalm and its function in their hydrocarbon gel system. Well-crystallized pure dilurate is inert towards paraffins and even cyclohexane at ordinary temperatures, whereas when the same pure dilurate is more amorphous or glassy it readily swells and forms a true gel. The mono-soaps are comparatively inert toward hydrocarbons. Napalms contain appreciable amounts of inorganic impurities capable of absorbing or combining with water. Osmotic examination shows that a solution of aluminum dilurate in benzene is a sol.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1944
Accession Number
ADA801539

Entities

People

  • James W. Mcbain

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Critical Temperature
  • Crystal Structure
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Desiccants
  • Fatty Acids
  • Hydroxides
  • Isotherms
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mixing
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Stearic Acid
  • Transition Temperature

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Surface Coatings Technology.