Title:
CATALYST AND METHOD OF CATALYST MANUFACTURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/080515
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The catalyst of the invention is a particulate catalyst in the form of particles having a minimum dimension of at least 0.8 mm, comprising a transition metal or a compound thereof dispersed on a porous support material, characterised in that said catalyst particles comprise at least 35% w/w total transition metal; and the transition metal surface area of said catalyst is at least 110 m2 per gram of transition metal and the tapped bulk density of a bed of the catalyst particles is at least 0.7 g/ml. The method of making a catalyst includes multiple steps of impregnation of a porous support with a metal ammine solution followed by drying, calcination and reduction of the dried material. The catalyst is useful in hydrogenation reactions.
Inventors:
PARTRIDGE MARTIN GRAHAM (GB)
VISSENBERG MARINUS JOHANNES (DE)
GABRIELSSON ANDERS (GB)
VISSENBERG MARINUS JOHANNES (DE)
GABRIELSSON ANDERS (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2010/052203
Publication Date:
August 25, 2011
Filing Date:
December 23, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC (GB)
PARTRIDGE MARTIN GRAHAM (GB)
VISSENBERG MARINUS JOHANNES (DE)
GABRIELSSON ANDERS (GB)
PARTRIDGE MARTIN GRAHAM (GB)
VISSENBERG MARINUS JOHANNES (DE)
GABRIELSSON ANDERS (GB)
International Classes:
B01J21/04; B01J35/00; B01J23/72; B01J23/75; B01J23/755; B01J35/02; B01J35/10; B01J37/00; B01J37/02; B01J37/18; C08F8/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999051340A1 | 1999-10-14 | |||
| WO2010128137A2 | 2010-11-11 |
Foreign References:
| US4490480A | 1984-12-25 | |||
| US4920089A | 1990-04-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GIBSON, Sara (Intellectual Property DepartmentPO Box 1,Belasis Avenue, Billingham Cleveland TS23 1LB, GB)
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