"In this case, the metal is, for example, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, barium or zinc; and the organic acid forming the salt with the metal is a carboxylic acid such as hexanoic acid, octanoic acid, 2-ethylhexanoic acid, decanoic acid, isodecanoic acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, ricinoleic acid, linoleic acid, isos" . . . . . .