Hydrogenation of Some Vegetable Oils by Scrap Automobile Catalyst

Table 1

Catalytic hydrogenation of some vegetable oils using SAC.

Oil type	Time (h)	Amount of oil (g)	Amount of catalyst (g)	Solvent	Iodine value
Sunflower oil	—	4	—	—	117.00
	48	4	1	THF	112.55
	48	4	2	THF	88.88
	48	4	3	THF	42.70
	48	4	4	THF	23.68
	6	4	4	THF	54.01
	12	4	4	THF	53.71
	18	4	4	THF	45.47
	24	4	4	THF	39.70
	30	4	4	THF	36.63
	36	4	4	THF	34.44
	42	4	4	THF	30.69
	72	4	4	THF	22.77
	48	4	4	Diethyl ether	32.71
	48	4	4	Hexane	44.18
	48	4	4	Acetone	35.73
	48	4	4	Isopropanol	34.48
Hazelnut oil	—	4	—	—	89.96
	48	4	4	THF	30.38
Tea seed oil	—	4	—	—	57.52
	48	4	4	THF	20.96