Abstract: The present invention reports a lanthanum-doped nickel/alumina catalyst for the hydrogenation of oils resulting in very low saturated fats, high polyunsaturated fats requiring specific particle size, surface area and porosity of the catalyst; the invented catalyst produces less pressure drop during processing and provides an easily filterable system resulting in a economically practical solution to hydrogenate oils for use by humans and animals.

Abstract: A catalytic process and a nano material for the conversion of moist carbon dioxide into methanol, propyne and oxygen have been developed. In the process invented, hydrogen is produced from water in a catalytic reaction, when the moist carbon dioxide enters into the catalytic reactor, resulting in C—O and H—OH bond breakage at a relatively low temperature and at atmospheric pressure in a single step using a combination of catalytic materials comprising at least three metals dispersed on a catalyst support, preferably anatase form of titanium dioxide, to induce a multifunctional surface chemical reaction for the production of oxygenated products such as hydrocarbons of different chain lengths.