Separation Of Soaps Lab Report

The BP oil spill affected how leadership was looked at by stakeholders as they were demanding responsibilities from leaders over what had happened. What worked well for leadership in BP was that there was more awareness and corporate social responsibility that was focused on in order to save their reputation. In the National Geographic article “Is Deepwater Drilling Safer, 5 Years After Worst Oil Spill?, the article explains how the oil industry is more socially responsible when performing their tasks explained as “After a six-month U.S. ban on deepwater drilling and a slew of technological and regulatory changes, business is back in the Gulf—with an increasing share of drilling occurring in deep waters at least 500 feet (132 meters) below

The goal of this project was to make, and test four soaps, and two detergents. The purpose of making four different soaps and two detergents was needed in order to decide which one would be best for the environmental group to use in the future that would allow for the safest cleanup of an oil spill while not harming the animals or the environment in the process. It was necessary to test the impact of the four soaps and two detergents by analyzing their different properties based off of their specific characteristics and the wastewater left over from the vacuum filtration procedure. This procedure had to be undertaken in order to confirm which of the soaps and detergents synthesized is most

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill occurred on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. This oil spill was the largest spill in history in front of the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989. This oil spill released about 4.9 million barrels of oil into the ocean. This spill not only wreck havoc on the marine life but also the economic players that depended on ocean such as fisherman, tourism, and offshore drilling located along the gulf coast. Along will the spill the oil rig which was named Deepwater Horizon also went up in flames. This proved that the issue went far beyond just an oil rig that blew a line. Since this oil spill had drastic impacts all along the coast, BP which was the most liable for this incident faced criminal charges based on what happened. BP which knew the risks of deep ocean drilling failed to take the necessary safety procedures to reduce the risks of such incident occurring, thus was the reasoning behind placing most of the fault on them and not the other companies. The lack of regulatory oversight led to the issues and cost-cutting procedures opened the rig up to possible malfunctions like the one that occurred. During the spill into the gulf, BP sealed the well with cement which seemed to stop a majority of the oil from escaping the well. BP also recognized that the well was “dead” which was proven wrong when scientists still could conclude was leaking minor amounts of oil into the ocean. This spill not only proved to be harmful to the environment but also

Mans continued reliance on fossil fuels such as coal and oil has driven the expansion and exploration for oil reserves in many of the worlds oceans including the coast of Western Australia. Whilst there is a strong push toward greener cleaner energy sources, the fossil fuel industry continues to draw on the support of the Australian Government and others, principally, due to the economic benefits and financial rewards for all. Australia has become extremely reliant on both imported and local sources of oil to fuel both commercial and private sectors. Local sources can be found in the ocean off the north coast of Western Australia, including the Montara Oil reserve in the Australia Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) operated by the Thai-based

More often than not, lathering agents are added to products for the sole purpose of satisfying the expectations of consumers. The companies that make our personal care and beauty products

The team performed experiments to determine which soap or detergent had the most desirable qualities, as well as, which one had the least environmental impact. From solubility tests, the team concluded that the materials best dissolved in non-polar solvents, due to their non-polar nature. The materials would not dissolve in polar solvents because due to the principle of “like dissolves like”. Based on this principle, since the team observed the starting materials dissolved best in non-polar solvents, then the starting materials were non-polar themselves. Water was the most polar solvent, acetone was second, and toluene was third. The vegetable oil and olive oil dissolved completely in the toluene meaning they were very non-polar. The lard and shortening dissolved slightly, but dissolved better in the acetone. Therefore one can conclude that the lard and shortening is more polar than the oil, but not having enough polarity to dissolve in

Problem Statement- Oil Spills are unfortunately a common and traumatic occurrence when drilling for oil in the ocean. Oil is a fossil fuel used to provide energy. It is drilled from our oceans, and when a mistake happens it results in oil spills such as the Gulf Shores Oil Spill.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill happened on April 20, 2010 on the Gulf of Mexico. A fire engulfed the Deepwater Horizon oil-drilling rig which killed 11 of the 126 workers. On April 22, 2010 a second explosion sunk the rig to the bottom of the ocean. There was a safety valve that was tried but didn’t work. Around 60,000 barrels of oil leaked into the ocean each day. Total 5 million barrels of oil leaked. The oil slick covered around 2,500 miles. To stop the oil from leaking they tried small submarines to flip a switch and a large metal box to cover the well. Neither of them worked. A relief well pumped mud and concrete to plug the leak. The well was plugged for good on September 19, 2010.

Average American families spend $1,300 a year combined on cleaning and personal hygiene products (Cetawayo). This provides a measurable magnitude of the amount used throughout the world. Products such as soaps, liquid detergents, lotions, deodorants, toothpaste and others contain a harmful chemical know as Triclosan. This is an ingredient that reduces or claims to prevent bacterial contamination and is found in most leading antibacterial consumer goods. The general public has fallen victim to believing that this chemical is safe to use in normal everyday application, however, research is starting to prove otherwise. Environmental impacts on land and waterways could also prove to affect the toxicity levels in animals, plants and even the youth of the nation. While Triclosan has been utilized for many years, researchers are finally undergoing studies showing that these products are not safe to use. Caution should be exercised when making choices on what to use to effectively clean hands, brush teeth, clean windows, and wash hair.

British Petroleum (BP) is a multinational oil and gas company. Based on market cap, it was the fifth largest energy company in 2013. ("IHS Energy 50"). Like many petroleum based companies, BP is often under fire from environmental activists for not being environmentally cautious, but during the year of 2010, BP experienced a disaster that would cripple it’s reputation far past that of the average petroleum energy company.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, an estimated 1.3 million gallons (4.9 million liters) of petroleum are spilled into the U.S. waters from vessels and pipelines every year. A major oil spill could easily double that amount. The recent BP oil spill is estimated to take 25 years to clean up (2035). Oil spills usually happen when people make mistakes, equipment breaking down, or natural disasters such as hurricanes. Oil floats on saltwater (the ocean) and usually floats on freshwater (rivers and lakes). Very heavy oil can sometimes sink in freshwater, but this happens very rarely. Oil spills take a long time to recover because of the damage it causes and the only available resources we have. One way that most oil spills are cleaned

When chemicals are involve, people think, especially the environmentalist that it is bad for the ocean but if the oil remains untreated it becomes a disaster. The BP oil spill which happened on April 2010, where about 200 million gallon of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico, they used dispersants called Corexit 9500 and 9527. Reporters say that the dispersants are killing the ocean coral. However, on the journal there is a good news for the use of chemical to disperse oil spill. Eenennaam, Wei, Grolle, Foekema and Murk argued that dispersants create “marine snow”. They explained and define marine snow as plants and animals near the surface of the ocean die and decay, they fall toward the sea floor. The decaying material is referred to as “marine

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also known as the BP oil spill was located in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. This was the largest due to the impact it had on the environment. The oil company British Petroleum, chartered a mobile drilling rig that was drilling a deep exploratory well thousands of feet below the sea level. The rig was located in the Macondo Prospect in the Mississippi Canyon. The spill was first discovered when large amounts of oil were starting to spread around the rig site. This leak is considered to be one of the worst human inflicted disasters to have ever taken place. It has been an important topic in both political and economic discussions and an extremely costly event. BP has taken the blame for the spill, but a problem with the rig was what initiated the disaster when methane from the well rose into the rig and ignited it. This could have been avoided if there were more safety regulations in place and a better security net. Both the government and oil companies should ensure their equipment and drilling methods are completely safe before putting the environment at such risk.

To determine the Concentration of triclosan in an antibacterial hand soap in experiment C, a collection of stock solutions were made. The solutions included sodium nitrate, 4-sulfanilic acid, sodium hydroxide, triclosan, and a glycine buffer. An antibacterial soap sample made from 0.4382 g of the green Dial soap and was placed into a 50-ml beaker. Approximately 20-ml of 0.01 M sodium hydroxide solution was added. The mixture was placed in a sonic bath for 5 minutes and then transferred to a 50-ml volumetric flask. An additional 10 ml of the sodium hydroxide solution was added and the flask was filled to the line with .01 M sodium hydroxide. This is the test sample. A control was made using only deionized water. A series of triclosan dilutions were prepared from the original stock solution. The stock was mixed to have varying concentrations of triclosan: 10 mg/L, 20 mg/L, 30 mg/L, and 40 mg/L. This was done using a variety of volumetric

The purpose of this lab was to create soaps and detergents and test their cleaning ability. We created four different soaps and two detergents using different starting materials composed of oils and fats for the soaps and lauryl alcohol and sulfuric acid for the detergents. Soaps are created by a process called saponification, which is the formation of a salt by combing an acid and a base.1 Soap and detergent are effective cleaning agents because they have hydrophilic and hydrophobic ends.1 The hydrophobic ends interact with the dirt and oil while the hydrophilic ends interact with the water molecules effectively washing the dirt and oil away.2 While soaps and detergents are very similar in their cleaning ability, they have a major difference being that soaps are made from natural products and detergents are made from synthetic materials.3 In order to make the soaps, we used four different starting materials including lard, shortening, olive oil, and vegetable oil.