摘要 |
A process for catalytically dehydrogenating an anthrahydroquinone to form anthraquinone and a hydrogen product. A catalyst which is a metal, a metal compound, or a metal or metal compound dispersed on a support or is a liquid is selected to have an electronegativity greater than about 2.30 so as to result in the substantially complete conversion of anthrahydroquinone to anthraquinone and hydrogen and thereby essentially eliminate formation of unwanted hydrogenolysis by-products, such as anthrones and/or anthranols. |