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Nickelboride-polymer catalyst used in hydrogenation of fatty compounds

Assignee: Unilever Patent Holdings BV
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Filing: 1986-01-24
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Granted: 1988-03-01
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Expires: 2006-01-24
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Abstract

Abstract The invention provides a novel, active hydrogenation catalyst comprising nickelboride stabilized with a vinylpyrrolidone group containing polymer, said catalyst satisfies a certain activity test in the hydrogenation of soybean oil. The invention further provides a method for the preparation of said catalyst involving the use of a nickel salt contaiing less than 6, preferably less than 5 molecules of crystal water.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rudolph O. DeJongh
  • 👤 Cornelis VanDijk

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 11:38
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70; B01J23/74; B01J31/00; B01J31/02; B01J31/06; B01J23/755; B01J31/26; B01J31/28; C; C11; C11C; C11C3/00; C11C3/12; C11C3/123; B01J2231/00; B01J2231/60; B01J2231/64; B01J2231/641; B01J2231/645

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
In a process for the catalytic hydrogenation of an unsaturated fatty compound, the improvement which comprises using, as the catalyst, a finely dispersed nickel boride stabilised with a linear organic polymer, said catalyst being prepared by a process in which an at least partly dissolved nickel salt containing less than 6 molecules of crystal water in the presence of an at least partly dissolved polar linear polymer of vinylpyrrolidone is reduced with the aid of an alkali borohydride.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 78 words
In a process for the catalytic hydrogenation of an unsaturated fatty compound, the improvement which comprises using, as the catalyst, a finely dispersed nickel boride stabilised with a linear organic polymer, said catalyst being prepared by a process in which an at least partly dissolved nickel salt containing less than 6 molecules of crystal water in the presence of an at least partly dissolved polar linear polymer of vinylpyrrolidone is reduced with the aid of an alkali borohydride.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the amount of catalyst used, calculated as nickel, is between 5 and 500 ppm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 19 words
A process as claimed in claim 2 wherein the amount of nickelboride catalyst is between 5 and 200 ppm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
A process as claimed in claim 3 wherein the cataylst is dispersed in a triglyceride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 17 words
A process as claimed in claim 4 wherein the unsaturated hydrocarbon which is hydrogenated is a triglyceride.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the hydrogen pressure is between 100 and 500 kPa and the temperature is between 20° and 180° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 10 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone.

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