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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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