Influence of the clay and the nickel content in catalysts for vegetable oil hydrogenation

The influence of the support on the properties of nickel catalysts for edible oil hydrogenation

“…The choice and the chemical preparation of the support, the technique of nickel and promoter deposition, particle size, pore size and pore size distribution of the precursor, as well as the activation procedure, are known to be important for the activity and selectivity of the catalyst. Kieselguhr (a diatomaceous earth), clay, silica, silicaalumina, bentonite and palygorskite, as well as LTA-type zeolites, have been used as supports of the nickel catalysts [2][3][4][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17].…”