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A simulation study of industrial vegetable oil hydrogenation reactors
Author(s) -
Chakravarty T.,
Bhatia S.,
Saraf D. N.
Publication year - 1982
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/bf02680265
Subject(s) - selectivity , mass transfer , catalysis , vegetable oil , chemistry , process engineering , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , chromatography , engineering , physics
Abstract A mathematical model has been developed to predict the course of industrial vegetable oil hydrogenation reactors. The model assumes that the reaction is mass‐transfer‐controlled. Suitable empirical equations have been used to describe rate of hydrogenation in preference over a mechanistic approach. The agreement between theoretical predictions from the model and plant data is generally satisfactory. Temperature, pressure and agitation intensity have strong effect on the kinetics of the reaction and on selectivity ratio under conditions of industrial reactors. The product quality is determined by overall selectivity which is governed by operating conditions, as well as the catalyst selectivity.