Question

what is transesterification of soaps?

Answer 1

Animal and vegetable fats are composed of triglycerides, esters of glycerol (1,2,3 trihydroxypropane) and “fatty acids” carboxylic acids with long, hydrophobic alkyl chains. ... The first, called “saponification” is hydrolysis of the esters with hydroxide to form salts of the fatty acids or “soaps”.