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Oil Chemistry Manipulation Using High Voltage

Summary: Researchers at Purdue University have developed a novel, high-voltage process to hydrogenate fats and oils. The device consists of a power transformer, utilizing high voltage and low current with a designed pair of electrodes. Total power required to treat a gallon-sized container is less than a light bulb (40 W or less depending on the product). This technology produces rates of voltolization 100 times greater than current processes, which are energy intensive and require high pressure and a metal catalyst. Due to efficiency, this hydrogenation method is economical and has a greater commercialization potential. The unique design also allows it to be easily scaled into existing manufacturing processes.

Technology Benefits: Efficient fat and oil hydrogenation Incorporation into existing manufacturing processes

Technology Application: Manufacturers of hydrogenated oilPlastics manufacturingEngine lubricants, gearbox fluids, heat-transfer fluids, etc.

Detailed Technology Description: Kevin KeenerPurdue Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Countries: United States

Application No.: None

*Abstract

*Background: Fats and oils can be plant, animal, synthetic, or petroleum based and serve a wide purpose as ingredients in plastics manufacturing, engine lubricants, gearbox fluids, heat transfer fluids, food, etc. In all of these applications, oil chemistry is manipulated using a metal catalyst and high temperatures to varying degrees depending on end use applications. For example, a high percentage of edible oils are processed using hydrogenation to increase the heat resistance of the oil. A high percentage of both edible and inedible fats and oils are hydrogenated as they can last longer in this form. Since the early 1900s, high voltage treatment of oil and other liquids in a gaseous environment, such as hydrogen, has demonstrated unique chemical modifications to liquids, such as hydrogenation in oil, with less energy and pressure than traditional processes.

*IP Issue Date: None

*IP Type: CIP-CIP

*Stage of Development: Concept developed

*Web Links: Purdue Office of Technology CommercializationPurdue Innovation and EntrepreneurshipKevin KeenerPurdue Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Country/Region: USA

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