摘要 |
Raney nickel with a molybdenum compound adsorbed on it at 0.5-15 parts by weight molybdenum per 100 parts of Raney nickel solids is used in catalytic hydrogenation processes for the reduction of organic compounds. It can be employed for preparing butanediol from butynediol, more particularly, the first stage of a two stage process for obtaining butanediol of high quality. It can also be used for the reduction of formaldehyde or furfural. |