Iron-containing material suitable for use as hydrogenation catalyst

US7875740B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Andreas Ansmann · Wiesloch, DE
• Christoph Benisch · Mannheim, DE
• Peter Baβler · Viernheim, DE
• Rolf Fischer · Heidelberg, DE
• Stefan Maixner · Schwetzingen, DE
• Johann-Peter Melder · Schifferstadt, DE
• Hermann Luyken · Ludwigshafen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 18, 2002
• Grant date: Jan 25, 2011
• Expiry date: Nov 16, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C209/48
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The iron-containing catalyst suitable for use as a catalyst contains a) iron or a mixture containing iron and an iron-based compound. The iron has an average crystallite size ranging from 1-35 nm measured by X-ray diffraction.