Geetha Sarasan

Preparation and Characterization of Sodium, Copper and Zinc Based Soaps from Cottonseed Oil and Evaluation of their Antimicrobial Activity against a Few Plant Pathogens

Juzer Ali Rangwala, Geetha Sarasan & Vrinda Soni · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2026

Crude Cottonseed oil obtained from kernels of cotton seeds is not suitable for human consumption because it contains toxic phenolic compounds. In the present investigation, soaps of sodium, copper, and zinc were prepared using non-refined crude cottonseed oil by saponification an...