| abstract |
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of alcohols or amines by reacting esters, fatty acids or nitriles with hydrogen under elevated temperature and pressure by means of a catalyst which contains 40 to 130 parts by weight of ZnO, 2 to 100 parts by weight of CuO Contains 50 parts by weight of Al₂O₃ and optionally 0.5 to 8 parts by weight of Mn, Mo, V, Zr and / or alkaline earth oxide and has a total BET surface area of 80 to 175 m² / g of catalyst, 75 up to 95% of the total BET surface area is formed by pores with a radius r p ≦ 15 nm. |