Hydrogenation in a plate heat exchanger
US5360920A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/00162
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Fatty materials are hydrogenated in a plate heat exchanger at a pressure above about 150 psig. The use of high pressure and high shear as provided by the appropriate surface to volume ratio and pressure drop in the heat exchanger, enables the fatty material to be efficiently hydrogenated, and for touch hardening the temperature can be reduced to minimize the formation of trans-isomers.
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