Patent ID: 7759530

Claim:
A process for the hydrogenation of an organic compound containing at least one carbonyl group, said process comprising bringing the organic compound, in the presence of hydrogen, into contact with a shaped body which is produced by a process comprising: mixing (i) an oxidic material comprising copper oxide, aluminum oxide and at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, tungsten, molybdenum, titanium and zirconium, and (ii) pulverulent metallic copper, copper flakes, and pulverulent cement, or a mixture thereof with graphite, to form a catalyst mixture, and then shaping the catalyst mixture to form a catalyst pellet or a catalyst extrudate having a diameter d and/or a height h of <2.5 mm, catalyst spheres having a diameter d of <2.5 mm, or catalyst honeycombs having a cell diameter r z of <2.5 mm; with the proviso that the shaped body does not contain one or both of zinc oxide and nickel oxide.