Six stages of fat salvage. Saponification of fats makes glycerine. Glycerine makes explosives and camouflage paints. In this giant soap kettle, in a great industrial plant, fats become soap. When salt is added, the liquid part of this mixture will drop to the bottom of the kettle. That liquid will s
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