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Hydrogenation of Fatty Acids
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Introduction
Oils and fats are essential nutrients in both human and animal diets. The principlesource of oils and fats are meats, poultry, fish, dairy products, fruits and nuts.Major components of oils and fats are triglycerides i.e. esters of glycerine andfatty acids (Fig 1). The properties of different triglycerides (oils and fats) aredictated by the chain length of the fatty acid (mostly C4 - C24) and as well as thepresence of number of double bonds per molecule.
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H-C-O-OC-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2- CH2-CH2-CH2- CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3
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H-C-O-OC-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH = CH-CH2-CH2- CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3
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H-C-O-OC-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH = CH-CH2-CH = CH-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3|
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Fig. 1 : Structure of triglyceride (oil) molecule i.e. an ester ofglycerine and 3 fatty acids (say C18)
Mainly, fatty acids are obtained from hydrolysis of triglyceride (oil) and glycerine isgenerated as byproduct. Distillation of free fatty acid from crude oil also generatesfatty acids, which are tough to hydrogenate. Unsaturated fatty acids arehydrogenated and used as raw material to manufacture large number of oleo
chemicals.
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H-C-OH HO-OC-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3 Stearic
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H-C-OH HO-OC-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH = CH-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3 Oleic
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H-C-OH HO-OC-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH=CH-CH2-CH=CH-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3 Linoleic|
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Glycerine 3 Fatty Acid Molecules of C18 Chain
Fig. 2 : Glycerine and fatty acids obtained after hydrolysis oftriglyceride (oil) molecule
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Hydrogenation of various feed stocks
Fatty acid part of triglycerides having double bonds is susceptible to attack byatmospheric oxygen, resulting in rancid odour, which is not acceptable to
consumers. Unsaturated fatty acid molecules having 2 - 4 double bonds(unsaturated) are hydrogenated fully to convert the double bonds into singlebonds (saturation).
Hydrogenation of C18 unsaturated fatty acids (oleic, linoleic or linolenic) givestearic acid which has large number of industrial applications. In todays world,fatty acids are hydrogenated using supported nickel metal as most appropriatecatalyst to remove the unsaturation. Though supported noble metal catalyst couldbe used for similar applications, nickel catalyst offers comparatively higherperformance / price ratio.
Stearic acid manufacturers use selective nickel catalyst for completehydrogenation of unsaturated fatty acids. The product with lower iodine value has
large number of industrial applications i.e. in the manufacture of tyres, fattyalcohols and cosmetics. If the product has negligible degree of unsaturation (I.V.< 0.5), it offers stability in products with high temperature applications. Largenumber of soap manufacturers use partially hydrogenated rice bran fatty acid (IV95 - 97 to 50 - 55) in their formulations. In case of fatty acids (palm fatty acid)which are naturally available with lower iodine value (50 -55), furtherhydrogenation might be less relevant.
Fig. 1 : Stearic acid used in tyres Fig. 2 : Fatty acid used in soaps
Monarch Catalyst Pvt. Ltd. has developed indigenous technology for theproduction of dry reduced nickel catalyst for hydrogenation of edible oils and fattyacids. Now, it is a market leader in manufacture of different grades of suchspecialty nickel catalysts in India. Nickel catalysts available in internationalmarket were frequently collected and their performance was compared withMonarch catalysts in the laboratory on different oils and fatty acids. Though thehydrogenation conditions viz., reactor size, stirring efficiency, temperature and
pressure varies from plant to plant, the catalyst consumption and reactionselectivity follow the trend observed in the laboratory test methods.
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Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD)
The free fatty acid present in crude palm oil (not linked to glycerine) is removed
either by alkali treatment or by vacuum distillation. The fatty acid removed fromdistillation is obtained as light brown solid at room temperature and it melts tobrown liquid on heating. Some of the volatile impurities present in crude palm oilare transferred to fatty acid during distillation. Therefore, hydrogenation of palmfatty acid distillate (PFAD) to stearic acid gives a product with a final I.V. of 6 - 7with relatively higher concentration of nickel catalyst dosage. Further lowering ofI.V. (to around 4 - 5) is achieved by carrying out distillation of the fullyhydrogenated product.
MONCAT
1991is selective catalysts for hydrogenation of PFAD with initial I.V. of
55 57 to a desired lower iodine value of 5 -6.
Fig. 3 : Hydrogenation of Palm Fatty Acid Distillate Degummed (P = 14 bar, T = 180 195 C, time =80 min)
During fatty acid hydrogenation, a side reaction between nickel / nickel oxide andcarboxylic group of fatty acid results in formation of undesired nickel soap. Lossin nickel as nickel soap could be minimized by carrying out hydrogenation reactionat higher hydrogen pressure.
MONCAT
1991 = Catalyst for complete hydrogenation of fatty acid
MONCAT
2991 = Catalyst for partial hydrogenation of fatty acid
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Palm Stearine Fatty Acid (PSFA)
Splitting of a) crude palm oil or b) curde palm stearine (CPS) or c) refined,bleached, and deodorized palm stearine (RBDPS) gives glycerine and palmstearine fatty acid (CPSFA or RBDPSFA) as the main product. The palm stearinefatty acid obtained free from impurities is hydrogenated from initial iodine value ofabout 32 to a very low iodine values of 0.5 - 0.8. Further distillation of such lowI.V. product results in achieving a very low I.V. i.e., 0.3 - 0.4, which is a premium
product. The nickel catalyst MONCAT
1991 is selective for hydrogenation of
palm stearine fatty aid (PSFA) into stearic aid.
Fig. 4 : Hydrogenation of Palm stearin fatty acid(P = 20 bar, T = 180 195 C, Time = 70min.)
During hydrogenation of softer substrate (RBDPSFA), iodine value less than 1.0 isachieved at catalyst dosage of 1.0 kg/MT itself. Therefore, it is important to refinepalm stearine effectively before splitting it into palm stearine fatty acid to lower thecatalyst requirement for hydrogenation.
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Rice Bran Fatty Acid
Rice bran oil (RBO) is extracted from the bran and it is known to contain higherconcentration (> 20%) of free fatty acid / phophatides. During physical refining ofRBO, free fatty acid (FFA) is distilled out to get rice bran fatty acid (RBFA).However, splitting of RBO and vacuum distillation of fatty acid gives comparativelywhitish or light pinkish RBFA with minimum impurities. Hydrogenation of RBFA is
carried out to get lower iodine values (3 - 5) using MONCAT
1991. Distillation of
hydrogenated product (stearic acid) results in further lowering of I.V. to 1 2.
Fig. 5 : Hydrogenation of Rice Bran fatty acid (P = 14or 20 Bar, T = 180 -190 C, time = 120 min)
Post Hydrogenation Filterability
When compared with competitors catalysts for filterability after hydrogenation
MONCAT
catalysts gives quite comparable results when tested under identical
conditions (i.e. using same filtration equipment & other parameters).
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Study of Nickel Soap Formation
During fatty acid hydrogenation, nickel or nickel oxide species of the catalystreacts with carboxylic group of fatty acid which results in formation of undesirablenickel soap. Though the nickel content as nickel soap in the final product is foundto be in the range of 80 - 90 ppm, it is much less in the freshly hydrogenated fattyacid.
A) During storage of hydrogenated productHolding time of product in hot condition before filtration should be as low aspossible to bring down nickel ppm in the final product. The effect of holding timeon soap formation is shown below:
Product storage time Ni soap (Ni ppm) in productImmediately after hydrogenation 44.1
10 minutes 50.6
15 minutes 54.8
20 minutes 59.0
25 minutes 63.4
After completion of filtration (& cooling) 91.2
B) Due to Hydrogenation at varying reaction conditionsComparatively lower reaction temperature and high pressure restrict nickel soapformation. In case of inevitable longer holding or transfer time, it is important to
cool the product rapidly (~ 100 C) to minimise the nickel soap formation.
Substrate = Fatty Acid, Ni Dosage = 500 ppm and Reaction Time = 80 min
Varying reaction Ni ppm at different hydrogenation pressure
Temp (OC) Atm 5 Bars 10 Bars 25 Bars
100 38 ppm 24 ppm 9 ppm < 2 ppm
135 98 ppm 76 ppm 52 ppm 29 ppm
185 311 ppm 204 ppm 112 ppm 63 ppm
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MONCAT
catalysts handling InformationPhysical form:
MONCAT
catalysts are manufactured in pastil form. The pastils are nothing but
small droplets made up of dispersion of active metal species in hydrogenatedvegetable oil (solid at room temperature). Catalyst pastils are not only easy tohandle but also give no dusting while transferring or charging the catalyst. Also,coating of metal with vegetable fat renders active nickel metal less prone toexposure to air and thereby minimizes loss in activity during storage.
Packaging:
Catalyst pastils are packed in standard metal and HDPE bags / drums. Also, theyare packed in customer specific packaging materials (Small bags, Jumbo bags &Paper bags) to match the handling facility / practices at the customer end.
Shelf Life:
Catalyst stored in closed container retains performance for minimum oneyear.
Store catalyst in cool and dry place.
Refer our MSDS for safety instructions.
Catalyst is Kosher Certified
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