Patent ID: 8410015
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: B01J,C07C

Abstract:
1. A selective liquid-phase hydrogenation catalyst consisting essentially of: a precursor comprising from about 0.01 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of a first metal disposed on an inorganic support comprising alumina, wherein the first metal is selected from the group consisting of Group VIII metals and combinations thereof; and from about 0.01 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of a second metal that is disposed on the precursor by impregnation from a solution comprising the second metal, wherein the second metal is selected from the group consisting of zinc, Group VIIB metals, and combinations thereof, wherein the catalyst has a particle size of less than or equal to about 0.4 mm, and a surface area in the range of from about 40 to about 70 m