Mathematical modeling of the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oil in a monolithic stirrer reactor

Experimental and theoretical studies on the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oil in a monolithic stirrer reactor are reported. A complete mathematical model of the reactor was developed, including hydrogenation and isomerization kinetics, catalyst deactivation, external gas–liquid and liquid–solid...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:AIChE journal 2014-10, Vol.60 (10), p.3524-3533
Main Authors: Boldrini, Diego E., Damiani, Daniel E., Tonetto, Gabriela M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum
Aluminum oxide
catalyst deactivation
Catalysts
Hydrogenation
Kinetics
mass transfer
mathematical modeling
Mathematical models
monolithic stirrer reactor
palladium
Reactors
Simulation
Stirrers
Vegetables
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Experimental and theoretical studies on the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oil in a monolithic stirrer reactor are reported. A complete mathematical model of the reactor was developed, including hydrogenation and isomerization kinetics, catalyst deactivation, external gas–liquid and liquid–solid as well as internal mass transfer. The experimental studies were carried out in a Pd/Al2O3/Al monolithic stirrer reactor, at a wide range of temperatures (353–373 K), pressures (414–552 kPa), and catalyst loadings (0.00084–0.00527 kgPd,exp m−3). Based on this model, simulated data can be used to evaluate the catalyst (Pd/Al2O3/Al) and the hydrogenation process in consecutive catalytic tests under different operating conditions. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 60: 3524–3533, 2014
ISSN:0001-1541
1547-5905
DOI:10.1002/aic.14539