PROCESS FOR DEHYDROGENATING SECONDARY CYCLIC ALCOHOLS

• Main Authors: ROBERT MARKL, MICHAEL HESSE, FRANZ JOSEF BROCKER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 31.07.2003
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; APPARATUS THEREFOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

IN THE DEHYDROGENATION OF SECONDARY ALCOHOLS IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST COMPRISING ZINC OXIDE AND CALCIUM CARBONATE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE IN THE GAS PHASE, SECONDARY CYCLIC ALCOHOLS ARE USED AND THE DEHYDROGENATION IS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN AND A CATALYST WHOSE ACTIVE COMPONENT...