OB71 Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for Triglyceride Hydrogenation

Friday, June 10, 2011: 9:00 AM
Columbus Ballroom (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Adam C. Lausche, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI and Levi T. Thompson, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Triglyceride hydrogenation was performed using noble metal, base metal, and carbide electrocatalysts in a novel electrochemical reactor, similar to a PEM fuel cell. Mechanistic studies suggest that surface hydrogen involved in this reaction was generated electrochemically, while the hydrogenation step proceeded via a thermochemical route.

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