Patent ID: 7030052

Claim:
A supported catalyst comprising, as active metal, ruthenium alone or together with at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the first, seventh or eighth subgroup of the periodic system in an amount of 0.01 to 20 wt % of active metal, based on the supported catalyst, and a support, support, selected from the group consisting of Al 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , ZrO 2 SiO 2 MgO, ZnO, spinels, aluminium silicates and active carbons and mixtures thereof, wherein the support has a BET surface area ranging from 32 m 2 /g to 67 m 2 /g, and wherein at least 55% of the pore volume of the catalyst support are macropores having a pore diameter of greater than 50 nm and less than 45% are mesopores having a pore diameter of 2 to 50 nm.