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Shuliang Lu1, Jiajia Wu1, Hui Peng1
1SINOPEC Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Beijing 100013, China.
Abstract:
Catalysts with high selectivity play key roles in green chemistry. In this work, a granularRaney Ni catalyst using carbon as support (Raney Ni/C) was developed by mixing phenolic resinwith Ni-Al alloy, conducting carbonization at high temperature, and leaching with alkaline liquor.The as-prepared Raney Ni/C catalyst is suitable for use in fix-bed reactors. Moreover, it showshigh activity and selectivity for catalytic acetone hydrogenation. For instance, at the reactiontemperature of 120°C, the conversion of acetone can reach up to 99.9% and the main byproductmethyl isobutylcarbinol (MIBC) content can be diminished to 0.02 wt%. The Raney Ni/C mayrepresent a new type of shaped Raney metal catalysts, which are important fix-bed catalysts inchemical industry.
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