Date of Award

8-1934

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Department

Chemistry

First Advisor

Herbert Heinrich

Abstract

Hydrogenation is a subject that has grown in im­portance only within the last thirty years. Before 1900, little was known about the process of adding hydrogen to a liquid oil to form a solid fat, the latter of which has a great deal more uses than the former. Much trouble was experienced, since conditions controlling the process must be very definite in order to obtain good results.

Chemists have found that the main requisite in the above process is the catalyst. It must be very carefully pre­pared and controlled. But instead of using only the catalyst, many modern research workers have gone further and impregnated the catalyst onto a support. It has given more gratifying re­sults and much waste has been eliminated due to a greater completion of the reaction.

However, soy bean oil is one oil upon which little work has been accomplished because of its resistance toward hydrogenation. Because of its cheapness, many benefits would be derived if its resistance to conversion could be broken down.

These conditions have caused the author to continue the research already done on this oil by other workers, and the immediate purpose o the present investigation will be an attempt to find an efficient support that will work in combination with nickel to hydrogenate soy bean oil.

Comments

A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts of Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science

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