PRODUCTION OF AMINE BY CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION OF NITRILE

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of amines by catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles in the presence of a nickel-containing supported catalyst. The supported catalyst contains Mg and Ni in coprecipitated form, Mg and Ni in a molar ratio of from (0.0075 to 0.075):1 and from 17 to 60 g of a water-insoluble support per mole of Ni. From 65 to 97% of the total BET surface area of the supporting catalyst are formed by pores having a radius rp of