Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Gerhard Koppenhoffer

Matthias Irgang

Juergen Schossig

George Roley

Rudi Schnur

A process for the preparation of saturated alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of acetylenic alcohols at a temperature of from 50.degree. to 200.degree. C. and under a pressure of from 30 to 320 bar, wherein use is made of a catalyst containing from 20 to 85% of nickel oxide, from 0 to 30% w/w of copper oxide, from 1 to 30% w/w of zirconium dioxide, from 1 to 30% w/w of silicon dioxide and from 1 to 30% w/w of aluminum oxide, by weight of the oxidic, unreduced catalyst.

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Roemerberg, Germany

Gerhard Koppenhoffer