EFFECT OF CALCINATION AND REDUCTION CONDITIONS ON ACTIVITY OF NICKEL-CATALYST FOR FATS HYDROGENATION

There have been carried out studies on the effect of calcination and reduction conditions of dry catalytic mass (catalyst's precursor) on the activity of catalysts for fats hydrogenation. For selected conditions of hydrogen load of catalyst and heating rate, process occurrence is presented in form of relation between water vapor concentration and reduction ratio of nickel oxide, and temperature and time. It has been found out that way and conditions of calcination and reduction of the precursor determine activity of the catalyst. There is no, however, direct relation between activity and final degree of nickel oxide reduction.