Chapter 3
Hydrogenation Catalysts
3.1 The Development of Hydrogenation Catalysts 73
3.1.1 Sabatier and Senderens 73
3.1.2 The First Industrial Application of Nickel Catalysts 75
3.1.3 Ipatieff and High-Pressure Hydrogenation of Liquids 75
3.1.4 Colloidal Platinum and Palladium Catalysts by Paal 76
3.1.5 Platinum and Palladium Black Catalysts by Willstatter 76
3.1.6 Adams’ Platinum Oxide 78
3.1.7 Raney Nickel Catalysts 78
3.1.8 Nickel Oxide/Kieselguhr Catalysts 80
3.1.9 Nickel Oxide-Alumina Catalysts 83
3.1.10 Copper Chromite Catalysts 85
3.1.11 Copper Oxide/Zinc Oxide Catalysts 86
3.2. Hydrogenation of Fats and Oils 89
3.2.1 Process Development 89
3.2.2 Oil Hydrogenation 90
3.2.3 Fat Hardening Catalysts 91
3.2.4 Catalyst Selectivity 93
3.2.5 Feed Pretreatment 94
3.2.6 Catalyst Operation 94
3.2.7 Catalyst Poisons 96
3.3 Fatty Acid Hydrogenation 96
3.4 The Production of Fatty Alcohols 97
3.4.1 Natural Fatty Alcohols 97
3.4.2 Catalyst Operation 98
3.4.3 Reaction of Fatty Alcohols 98
3.5 Some Industrial Hydrogenation Processes 99
3.5.1 Nitrobenzene Reduction 99
3.5.2 Benzene Hydrogenation 100
3.5.2.1 Removal of Aromatics 101
3.5.3 Hydrogenation of Phenol 101
3.6 Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylenes and Dienes 102
3.6.1 Acetylene Hydrogenation Process Design 104
3.6.2 Early Acetylene Hydrogenation Catalysts 105
3.6.2.1 Sulfided Cobalt Molybdate 105
3.6.2.2 Sulfided Nickel Oxide 105
3.6.2.3 Fused Iron Oxide 106
3.6.2.4 Palladium Catalyst Guard Beds 106
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