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Reactors for hydrogenation of edible oils
Author(s) -
Edvardsson Jonas,
Irandoust Said
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02638048
Subject(s) - batch reactor , slurry , process engineering , continuous reactor , environmental science , waste management , reactor design , pulp and paper industry , materials science , chemistry , nuclear engineering , engineering , catalysis , organic chemistry , environmental engineering
Due to the characteristics of the hydrogenation of edible oil, by far the most common type of reactor has been the batch‐type shurry hardener. Although continuous reactors offer several advantages compared to batch reactors, they are seldom used in the industry. This review paper describes the most commonly used full‐scale reactors, both batch and continuous. Several different laboratory reactors are also described. The experimental results obtained from those reactors indicate that it is possible to achieve selectivites and reaction rates in a continuous reactor as high as in a slurry batch reactor.