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Vapor‐Phase hydrogenation of methyl oleate in the presence of a supported nickel catalyst
Author(s) -
Lidefelt J. O.,
Magnussoim J.,
Schöön N. H.
Publication year - 1983
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/bf02679796
Subject(s) - catalysis , nickel , selectivity , vapor phase , hydrogen , chemistry , reaction rate , phase (matter) , methyl oleate , first order , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , mathematics
The reaction order with respect‐to hydrogen was found to be higher than unity and increased with increasing temperature in the vapor‐phase hydrogenation of methyl oleate in the presence of a supported nickel catalyst. These findings may be of certain interest in understanding the role that hydrogen plays in fat hydrogenation selectivity. Two reaction mechanisms were discussed to explain the high reaction order. The two reaction models were shown to give the same rate equation.