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                       TABLE 4.4.  Experimental Catalytic Activity of Metals"

            Group   Metal                        Reaction

            IB     Cu      Water gas shift,  CH,OH synthesis
                           Hydrogenation  of aromatic nitro compounds to  aromatic amines
                           Hydrogenation of aldehydes and  ketones  to  alcohols
                           Hydrogenation of atomic olefinic groups
                           Hydrogenation of unsaturated  nitrites to  unsaturated  amines
                   Ag      Hydrogenation  of diolefins and alkynes  to  monoolefins
                           Hydration of ethylene oxide alkylation of aromatics with olefins oxidation
                            of alcohols to  aldehydes
                          Oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide
                          Synthesis of HCN  from  NH, and CH 4
                          Oxidation of CH3 0H to  HCHO
                   Au
           VIII    Ni     Hydrogenation  of  olefins,  aromatics,  ani lines,  phenols,  nitriles,  naph-
                            thalenes, alcohols, and aldehydes, CO, and CO 2  (Fischer-Tropsch)
                          Dehydrogenation of cyclohexanols, cyclohexanones, alkanes, alcohols
                          Hydrogenolysis of C-C, C-N,  N-O, steam reforming of CH 4
                   Pd     Hydrogenation of olefins,
                            aromatic aldehydes and ketones,
                            aliphatic alcohols,  aldehydes,  ketones,
                            unsaturated nitriles,
                            aromatic nitro compounds to  aromatic amines,
                            phenols
                          Dehydrogenation of cyclohexanes,  cyclohexenes
                          Oxidation of hydrocarbons
                          CH,OH synthesis
                   Pt     Hydrogenation of olefins,  dienes, acetylenes,
                            aromatics  aliphatic aldehydes
                            nitro  aromatics,
                            naphthalenes
                          Dehydrogenation of cycIohexanes, cyclohexenes,
                            cyclohexanols,  cyclohexanones, alkanes
                          Deformylation of aldehydes
                          Oxidation  of hydrocarbons, CO,  N H 3
                          Reduction of nitrogen oxides
                   Co     Hydrogenation of olefins, aldehydes, nitriles, atomatic amines, CO, CO 2
                            (Fischer-Tropsch)
                          Hydrogenolysis of C-C
                          Isomerization of olefins
                   Rh     Hydrogenation  of  olefins,  aromatics,  nitriles,  phenols,  ketones,  nitro-
                            benzenes, CO 2  reforming of CH.
                   I r
           VIII,   Fe     NH, synthesis
                          Hydrogenation of CO,  CO 2  (Fischer-Tropsch)
                          Dehydrogenation of cyclohexanes
                          Conversion  of alcohols and  NH3

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