US4140720A
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Cobalt hydrogenation catalyst activation
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1977-05-19
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Granted: 1979-02-20
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Expires: 1997-05-19
Abstract
Abstract A method for activating a cobalt hydrogenation catalyst in which the catalyst is contacted with a flow of hydrogen for a time sufficient for activation at an activation temperature below 250° C and at an activation pressure above 1000 psig. The activated catalyst is used in hydrogenating a chemical compound containing at least one nitrile group to form an amine.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles A. Drake
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 02:39
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C209/00; C07C209/44; C07C209/48; B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70; B01J23/74; B01J23/75; B01J37/00; B01J37/16; B01J37/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for activating a cobalt hydrogenation catalyst consisting essentially of contacting a flow of hydrogen with elemental cobalt or compounds of cobalt chosen from among oxides, halides, nitrates, oxalates, acetates, carbamates, carbonates, priopionates, tartrates, and hydroxides, which are reducible by hydrogen to finely divided elemental cobalt for a time sufficient for catalyst activation at a temperature sufficient for activation in a range of about 100°-200° C. and at a pressure sufficient for activation above 1000 psig.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for activating a cobalt hydrogenation catalyst consisting essentially of contacting a flow of hydrogen with elemental cobalt or compounds of cobalt chosen from among oxides, halides, nitrates, oxalates, acetates, carbamates, carbonates, priopionates, tartrates, and hydroxides, which are reducible by hydrogen to finely divided elemental cobalt for a time sufficient for catalyst activation at a temperature sufficient for activation in a range of about 100°-200° C. and at a pressure sufficient for activation above 1000 psig.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the flow of hydrogen is in the range of about 0.1 to about 10 liters per minute per 50 milliliters of catalyst and the time is in the range of about 8 to about 36 hours.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the pressure is in the range of about 1300 to about 3000 psig.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method of claim 3 wherein the pressure is in the range of about 3000 psig.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst is unsupported.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst is supported on a solid catalyst carrier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method of hydrogenating nitriles and dinitriles to amines and diamines comprising contacting a chemical compound containing at least one nitrile group with hydrogen under hydrogenation conditions in the presence of a cobalt hydrogenation catalyst activated by the method of claim 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method of claim 7 wherein the hydrogenation is in the presence of a diluent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
10 words
A method of claim 8 wherein the diluent is ammonia.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method of claim 7 wherein the hydrogenation is carried out at a pressure in the range of about 500 to about 5000 psig and a temperature in the range of about 25° to about 250° C.
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