Basf Se Corporation

Jutta Bickelhaupt

Michael Hesse

Thomas Heidemann

Ekkehard Schwab

Christian Schneider

Martin Bock

Barbara Becker

Lucia Königsmann

Eva Koch

Mario Emmeluth

Daniela Mirk

Celine Liekens

Inna Schwabauer

Dirk Theis

Antje Guettler

Claudia Oezkozanoglu

Uwe Harnisch

Lydia Nikolic

The present invention relates to an eggshell catalyst comprising an active metal selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, platinum and mixtures thereof, applied to a support material comprising silicon dioxide, wherein the pore volume of the support material is 0.6 to 1.0 ml/g, determined by Hg porosimetry, the BET surface area is 280 to 500 m/g, and at least 90% of the pores present have a diameter of 6 to 12 nm, to a process for preparing this eggshell catalyst, to a process for hydrogenating an organic compound which comprises at least one hydrogenatable group using the eggshell catalyst, and to the use of the eggshell catalyst for hydrogenating an organic compound.

Catalyst and process for hydrogenating aromatics

The invention relates to a process for preparing aromatic amines by catalytically hydrogenating the corresponding aromatic nitro compound, which comprises using a copper catalyst with a support comprising SiO, the SiOhaving been prepared by wet grinding and subsequent spray drying.

Method for producing aromatic amines

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Fränkisch-Crumbach, Germany

Jutta Bickelhaupt