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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2005
Christophe Houssin, Mannheim, DE;
Henrik Junicke, Mannheim, DE;
Andrea Haunert, Mannheim, DE;
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for hydrogenation of an organic compound comprising at least one carbonyl group, whereby the organic compound is brought into contact with a moulded body in the presence of hydrogen. Said body may be produced by a method in which (i) an oxidic material is prepared, comprising copper oxide, aluminum oxide, and at least one oxide of lanthanum, tungsten, molybdenum, titanium, or zirconium, followed by (ii) addition of powdered metallic copper, copper platelets, powdered cement, graphite, mixtures or a mixture thereof with graphite to the oxidic material and (iii) moulding the mixture from (ii) to give a moulded body, characterised in that the moulded body is in the form of catalyst tablets or catalyst extrudates with a diameter d and/or height h<2.5 mm, catalyst beads with a diameter d<2.5 mm or catalyst honeycomb with a cell diameter r<2.5 mm.