| Abstract: | Hydrogenation of Fatty Acids: Continuous or Discontinuous? Costs of investment, operation and auxiliaries are compared for a continuous and a discontinuous process of hydrogenation. Savings in the operation of a continuous hydrogenation plant with a capacity of 80 t/24 h over a discontinuous plant are presented, and advantages and disadvantages of the individual processes with respect to the other are discussed. At sufficiently high daily capacity and adequately large batches of fatty acids, continuous process of hydrogenation can offer great advantages. |
