EFFECT OF CALCINATION AND REDUCTION CONDITIONS ON ACTIVITY OF NICKEL-CATALYST FOR FATS HYDROGENATION

There have been carried out studies on the effect of calcination and r eduction conditions of dry catalytic mass (catalyst's precursor) on th e activity of catalysts for fats hydrogenation. For selected condition s of hydrogen load of catalyst and heating rate, process occurrence is presented in form of relation between water vapor concentration and r eduction ratio of nickel oxide, and temperature and time. It has been found out that way and conditions of calcination and reduction of the precursor determine activity of the catalyst. There is no, however, di rect relation between activity and final degree of nickel oxide reduct ion.