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Hydrogenation of Vegetable Oils with Minimum trans and Saturated Fatty Acid Formation Over a New Generation of Pd-catalyst.
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Topics in Catalysis . Mar2006, Vol. 37 Issue 2-4, p113-120. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Hydrogenation of sunflower and canola oils over a novel Pd-supported catalyst (pore size of 6.8 nm and BET specific surface area of 837 m2/g) was investigated and compared to commercial nickel catalyst. The formulated catalyst with Pd-loading of 1 wt%, supported on structured silica material was active and selective for the hydrogenation of sunflower and canola oils under mild process conditions. For both oils, the novel Pd supported catalyst exhibited a better selectivity than commercial Ni catalyst at a similar activity with a lower metal loading. For the same iodine value (IV) reduction, the Pd-catalyst produced less saturated fatty acids (SFA) and about the same level of trans fatty acids (TFA), but was more selective towards cis monoenes formation than Ni-catalyst. More importantly, this catalyst produced a reduced level of stearic acid, which at increased levels causes waxy mouth feel of the hydrogenated fat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10225528
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 2-4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Topics in Catalysis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21084979
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-006-0012-y