Electrochemical hydrogenation of vegetable oils
AssigneeBoard of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
InventorsShashi B. Lalvani, Kanchan Mondal
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Abstract
A method of electrochemically hydrogenating an oil, the method comprising reacting unsaturated fatty acids in the oil with hydrogen in the presence of a formate electrocatalyst.
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A method of electrochemically hydrogenating an oil, the method comprising reacting unsaturated fatty acids in the oil with hydrogen in the presence of a formate electrocatalyst.
A method of electrochemically hydrogenating an oil, reacting the unsaturated fatty acids in the oil with hydrogen in the presence of a formate catalyst in an electrochemical cell that generates oxygen at the anode, and regenerates the formate catalyst at the cathode.
A method of electrochemically hydrogenating an oil, the method comprising reacting unsaturated fatty acids in the oil with hydrogen in the presence of a formate electrocatalyst under conditions to mitigate the formation of trans fatty acids.
A method of electrochemically hydrogenating an oil, the method comprising reacting unsaturated fatty acids in the oil with hydrogen in the presence of a formate electrocatalyst and an amorphous nickel alloy catalyst.
A method of hydrogenating an oil containing unsaturated fatty acids, the method comprising reacting an emulsion of oil and water in an electrochemical cell in the presence of a formate catalyst to hydrogenate the unsaturated fatty acids under conditions that inhibit the formation trans-fatty acids to less than about 10% of the oil content.
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