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Three of the following are steps in the kettle process for soap. Which is the odd one out?

  • A.graining out with salt
  • B.fitting to separate neat soap
  • C.hydrogenation over nickel
  • D.saponification with caustic

Answer: C

Correct answer: hydrogenation over nickel

Hydrogenation belongs to oil processing, not to soap making - it saturates double bonds in the oil before any soap is made. The kettle process itself is saponification with caustic, graining out with salt to separate the soap from the glycerine-bearing lye, and fitting to give a clean layer of neat soap above the spent lye.

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