Patent ID: 7585808

Claim:
A process for the manufacture of a catalyst comprising a catalytically active metal dispersed on a support, which process comprises: a) preparing a support having an organic metal complex of the catalytically active metal deposited thereon by treating a porous support with a compound or salt of the metal and a nitrogen-containing organic compound selected from (i) amino acids and (ii) compounds containing both an amino group and an alcohol group, to form the organic metal complex on the support; b) partially decomposing the organic metal complex on the support to the extent that the partially decomposed product (I) retains between 10 and 95% by weight of the dry weight attributed to the organic metal complex prior to partial decomposition, and (II) exhibits one or more infra-red absorption bands between 2100-2200 cm −1 that are not present in the organic metal complex before partial decomposition; and c) converting the partially decomposed organic metal complex into catalytically active metal.