Method for producing alcohols by hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds
AssigneeDegussa AG
InventorsDaniel Ostgard, Monika Berweiler, Stefan Röder
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Abstract
A method for preparation of alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds with hydrogen or hydrogen-containing gases in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst of Raney type, where the catalyst is used in the form of hollow bodies, Preferred as catalytically active components are nickel, cobalt, copper, iron, platinum, palladium or ruthenium.
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A method for producing alcohols comprising reacting a carbonyl compound in a catalytic hydrogenation reaction with hydrogen or hydrogen-containing gases in the presence of a molded hydrogenation Raney catalyst wherein the Raney catalyst is in the form of hollow bodies.
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