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Hydrogenation of natural oils with platinum metal group catalysts
Author(s) -
Rylander Paul N.
Publication year - 1970
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/bf02639232
Subject(s) - palladium , osmium , rhodium , iridium , catalysis , platinum group , ruthenium , platinum , noble metal , metal , precious metal , chemistry , nickel , organic chemistry
Studies in the hydrogenation of natural oils with catalysts of the platinum metals group have been limited mainly to platinum and palladium with only scant attention to rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. This preference was dictated largely by economics, palladium being the only noble metal catalyst truly competitive on a usecoat basis with nickel in the hydrogenation of low‐priced oils. This paper discusses the noble metal catalysts as a group, points out similarities and differences among the metals relevant to the hydrogenation of natural oils, and describes some of the practical applications of catalysis by palladium.