Research on Functional Food
Trans Fat Fact Sheet
Can trans fat in the frying soybean oil be converted to cis form?
Yes, the partial hydrogenation can produce trans-fats because of the mechanism of reaction. First single hydrogen is added to the other unsaturated carbon upon attaching itself to the catalyst. Second, hydrogen will be added to the remaining carbon to produce the saturated fatty acid. The first step can be reversed when the hydrogen is reabsorbed on the catalyst and when the reforming of the double happened. The one with only a single hydrogen attached will have no double bond thus can freely rotate. When that happen the double bond will either transform into cis or trans which favored. However, regardless of the materials it started with the completion of hydrogenation process will also hydrogenate any trans fat to give out saturated fat (News-medical.net N.D.).
Would the conversion be economically feasible?
Yes, when trans fat is converted into cis from because natural fats obtained from plants such as soybean oil is generally resistant to digestion as far as complex cellulose is concern. The presence of cross-linked lignin is heavy preventing it from being converted into simple sugar. Therefore when he methods of conversion is applied it will improve the levels and availability of cellulose which important in the process of conversion which then can be converted into biofuels which is just one of the many economically feasible byproduct of converted fats.
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References
News-medical.net. (N.D.) Trans Fat Chemistry Web Retrieved March 20, 2012 from http://www.news-medical.net/health/Trans-Fat-Chemistry.aspx
