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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Tjalling Rekker, Den Ilp, NL;
Robert Johan Andreas Maria Terörde, Maarn, NL;
Inventors:
Tjalling Rekker, Den Ilp, NL;
Robert Johan Andreas Maria Terörde, Maarn, NL;
Assignee:
BASF Corporation, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is directed to a process for the hydrogenation of unsaturated fatty acids to produce saturated fatty acids, said process comprising hydrogenating the unsaturated fatty acid in the presence of hydrogen and a supported nickel catalyst, said supported nickel catalyst comprising an oxidic support, 5 to 80 wt. % of nickel, calculated as metallic nickel on the weight of the catalyst, and 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a manganese promoter, calculated as MnOon the weight of the catalyst.