Chrome-Free Copper-Calcium Silicate Catalysis for Fatty Ester Hydrogenolysis/Hydrogenation
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsJian-Ping Chen, Arunabha Kundu
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AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsJian-Ping Chen, Arunabha Kundu
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A hydrogenolysis/hydrogenation catalyst includes copper oxide, calcium oxide, silicon dioxide, and sodium oxide, wherein the hydrogenolysis/hydrogenation catalyst is a powder, tablet, or extrudate, the hydrogenolysis/hydrogenation catalyst is substantially free of chromium, the hydrogenolysis/hydrogenation catalyst exhibits a crystallite phase of CuO and an additional crystallite phase selected from the group consisting of cubic SiO2, rhombohedral calcium carbonate CaCO3, anorthic calcium silicate CaCO3, calcium silicate hydroxide hydrate (Ca14Si24O58(OH)8·5H2O), calcium silicate hydrate 4CaO·5 SiO2·5H2O, alumina, and combinations of two or more thereof.
A hydrogenolysis/hydrogenation catalyst comprising:
A method of preparing a hydrogenolysis/hydrogenation catalyst, the method comprising:
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A method of hydrogenating a carbonyl-containing organic compound, the method comprising contacting the carbonyl-containing organic compound with the hydrogenolysis/hydrogenation catalyst of claim 31.
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