Hydrogenation catalyst and process for preparing the catalyst
US4797382A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J23/8946
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a novel supported catalyst comprising (a) copper, (b) a metal having an atomic weight greater than 100 and selected from Groups VIIB and VIII of the Periodic Table and (c) an alkali metal in a weight ratio of about 8-40:0.05-5:1.5-10 and to the use of the catalyst in the hydrogenation of butyrolactone to 1,4-butanediol.
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