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(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To maximize 1,4-butanediol production, Minimizing gamma-butyrolactone production. A process for the production of 1,4-butanediol, comprising catalytically hydrogenating a hydrogenatable precursor in contact with a hydrogen-containing gas and a hydrogenation catalyst, Here, the hydrogenation catalyst is represented by VII in the periodic table. It contains at least one noble metal of Group I, wherein iron is added to the hydrogenatable precursor. |