| abstract |
An improved process is provided for producing an aromatic amine from ammonia and an aromatic compound which comprises reacting the aromatic compound with ammonia at a temperature of from about 150 DEG C. to about 500 DEG C. and at a pressure of from about 10 to about 1000 atmospheres in the presence of a conditioned nickel/nickel oxide/zirconium oxide cataloreactant containing an oxide of lanthanum, samarium, holmium, europium, erbium, yttrium, praseodymium, neodymium, terbium, ytterbium, dysprosium or a mixture of any of them. |