Lithium soap
Lithium soap is a soap consisting of a lithium salt of a fatty acid. Sodium-based and potassium-based soaps are used as cleaning agents in domestic and industrial applications, whereas lithium soaps are used as components of lithium grease (white lithium).
| Examples of Lithium salts of fatty acids |
| Lithium oleate, the lithium salt of oleic acid. |
| Lithium palmitate, the lithium salt of palmitic acid. |
| Lithium stearate, the lithium salt of stearic acid. |
Lithium soaps are produced by saponification of triglycerides, using lithium hydroxide or lithium carbonate as the saponification agent. Lithium soaps are used as lubricant components and form-release agents at relatively high temperatures. The main components of lithium soaps are lithium stearate and lithium 12-hydroxystearate.
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