1. Wilhelm Normann was a German chemist who introduced the hydrogenation of fats in 1901.
15 Facts About Wilhelm Normann
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Wilhelm Normann passed his examinations and left school at the age of 18.
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From April 1892 Normann continued his studies at the department of oil analytics at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg under the supervision of Professor D Holde.
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In 1901 Wilhelm Normann was appointed as correspondent of the Federal Geological Institute.
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In 1901 Wilhelm Normann heard about Paul Sabatier publishing an article, in which Sabatier stated that only with vaporizable organic compounds it is possible to bind catalytic hydrogen to fluid tar oils.
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Wilhelm Normann was able to transform liquid oleic acid into solid stearic acid by the use of catalytic hydrogenation with dispersed nickel.
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On 27 February 1901 Wilhelm Normann invented what he called fat hardening, which was the process of producing saturated fats.
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From 1911 to 1922, Wilhelm Normann was scientific director of Olwerke Germania in Emmerich am Rhein, which was established by the Dutch Jurgens company.
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From 1917, Wilhelm Normann built a fat hardening factory in Antwerp for the margarine company SAPA Societe anonyme des grasses, huiles et produits africaines, which operated in India.
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Wilhelm Normann served as technical director by order of the Belgian Colonial Society.
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On 26 June 1920 the Firma Oelwerke Germania and Dr Wilhelm Normann filed for German patent 417215, Verfahren zur Umesterung von Fettsaurestern.
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From 1924 to 1927 Wilhelm Normann was a consultant for fat hardening facilities for foreign companies.
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Wilhelm Normann married Martha Uflerbaumer of Herford on 12 September 1916.
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On 1 January 1939 Wilhelm Normann retired, and he died on 1 May 1939 after an illness in the Kuchwald Hospital in Chemnitz.
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Wilhelm Normann was entombed on 5 May 1939 in the family grave at the old cemetery on Hermannstrasse in Herford.