| abstract |
CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION PROCESS CARRIED OUT AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES IN THE PRESENCE OF SUPPORTED CATALYSTS COMPRISING ELEMENTS IN GROUP 8, 7B AND/OR 6B OF THE PERIODIC TABLE THE MATERIAL TO BE HYDROGENATED BEING IN SUBSTANTIALLY LIQUID PHASE. THE CATAALYST ARE PREPARED BY SPRAYING SHAPED CARRIER MATERIAL WITH A SOLUTION OR SUSPENSION CONTAINING ONE OR MORE METALS AND/OR COMPOUNDS OF SAID ELEMENTS AND OPTIONALLY BASIFYING ALKALI METAL OR ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS AND OP TIONALLY A BOUNDING AGENT AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 150* TO 500*C FOLLOWED, IF DESIRED, BY HEATING TO A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 300* TO 1,000*C., PREFERABLY FROM 300* TO 650*C. |