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PCT No. PCT/GB94/02501 Sec. 371 Date May 3, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date May 3, 1996 PCT Filed Nov. 14, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/15365 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 8, 1995Compensation for catalyst activity decline in multi-bed selective hydrogenation of acetylenes in the presence of olefins by providing inter-bed heating so that the product from the first bed is heated before it is fed to the second bed, and the temperature at which the product from the first bed is fed to the second bed is increased as the catalyst activity declines. In a modification, when the catalyst is fresh, the product from the first bed is cooled before it is fed to the second bed, but, as the catalyst activity declines the temperature at which the product from the first bed is fed to the second bed is increased, so that after a period of use the product from the first bed is heated before it is fed to the second bed.
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