Mass transfer and scale‐up in fat hydrogenation

Abstract

Abstract The mass transfer of hydrogen in fat hydrogenation was studied in two geometrically similar reactors of 30 and 500 liter capacity equipped for hydrogen recirculation. A scale‐up rule was formulated on the basis of the experiments and checked in industrial hydrogenations with a 24 m 3 reactor. The scale‐up rule found was similar to the equal mixing time rule.