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AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsN. Hans Van Toor, Gijsbertus Van Rossum, Marco Kruidenberg
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The present disclosure provides low trans-fatty acid fat compositions, methods of hydrogenating unsaturated feed-stocks (e.g., oils), and hydrogenation catalyst compositions. One exemplary method involves producing a catalyst composition by heating a nickel-based catalyst to a first temperature of at least about 85° C. in the presence of hydrogen and a fat component. An unsaturated feedstock may be contacted with the catalyst composition and hydrogenated by sustaining a hydrogenation reaction at a second temperature of no greater than about 70° C. Some specific implementations of the invention permit the production of partially hydrogenated seed oils with low trans-fatty acid contents.
A method of hydrogenating an unsaturated feedstock, comprising:
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A substantially platinum-free hydrogenation catalyst composition comprising:
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A partially hydrogenated sunflower oil formed from a sunflower oil having a C18:1 content of less than 77 weight percent prior to hydrogenation, wherein the partially hydrogenated sunflower oil:
A partially hydrogenated sunflower oil that:
A partially hydrogenated palmolein fat that:
A partially hydrogenated corn oil that:
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