Method for hydrogenating liquid organic compounds
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsPeter Zehner, Oliver Bey, Gunter Georgi, Jorn Muller
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Abstract
Liquid organic compounds are hydrogenated by a process in which the hydrogen present in the reactor contains proportions of at least one gas which is inert in the hydrogenation reaction.
Claims6
A process for hydrogenating liquid organic compounds selected from the group consisting of mononitrobenzene, methylnitrobenzene, methylnitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene and mixtures of 2,4-dinitrotoluene and 2,6-dinitrotoluene, wherein the hydrogen present in the reactor contains proportions of at least one gas which is inert in the hydrogenation reaction and is selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, noble gases and ammonia.
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