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US 12,759,957 B2Granted
Catalysts, preparation method thereof, and selective hydrogenation processes
AssigneeW.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
InventorStephen R. Schmidt
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for making 1,4-butanediol. The process may include reacting a solution comprising 1,4-butynediol with hydrogen in a presence of an effective amount of a catalyst. The catalyst may include copper.
Claims4
A process of preparing a catalyst, the process comprising:
- melting and mixing copper, nickel, and aluminum to form an alloy precursor, wherein nickel is present in an amount ranging from 30% to 60% by weight of the alloy precursor, and aluminum is present in an amount ranging from 40% to 65% by weight of the alloy precursor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.