Case Hydrogenation of Triglycerides

FIGURE 9.35 Hydrogenation of triglycerides by heterogeneous catalysis phases and concentration profiles of hydrogen. 

FIGURE 9.36 Phase behavior of soybean oil, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide. (Data from Weidner, E., Brake, C., and Richter, D., in Supercritical Fluids as Solvents and Reaction Media, G. Brunner (Ed.), Elsevier B. V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2004.) 

The example presented here illustrates the fact that supercritical technologies may have huge potential for a variety of chemical processes, although the supercritical solvent as such would not be needed. In light of this example, another current hot topic, biodiesel processing from renewable resources, could presumably also benefit from this technology. 

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