“…Reaction of fully esterified polyhydric alcohols with concentrated sulfuric acid Hydrolysis of glycerides may be carried out with concentrated sulfuric acid in the cold. It was found (214,218,537) that if concentrated sulfuric acid was allowed to act on triglycerides at temperatures up to 70°C., 50 to 65 per cent of the material was hydrolyzed to free fatty acid and glycerol, while the remaining glycerides presented a mixture of triglycerides with diglycerides and a small percentage of monoglycerides. This seems to happen during the sulfonation of oils.…”