KINETICS OF HYDROGENATION OF OILS IN A CONTINUOUS PROCESS.

The corrected velocity coefficients (k') have been calculated for the hydrogenation of safflower, sesame, cottonseed and groundnut oils in a continuous process. The values 2 and 4 obtained for the exponent n in the equation. k=k'R\(\frac{I}{n}\) have been shown to be due to the activated absorption of olein and linolein respectively. The heats of activation calculated for oils containing different percentages of olein and linolein have shown that the heats of activation are about 2K cals. and 8K cals. for olein and linolein respectively