公开(公告)号：WO2023002186A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：PCT/GB2022/051884

申请日：2022-07-21

Applicant: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Inventor： BETHAM, Michael ,  SMALL, Stuart

IPC: B01J23/80 ,  B01J21/04 ,  B01J37/00 ,  B01J37/08 ,  B01J37/18 ,  C07C29/141

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the conversion of an aldehyde to the corresponding alcohol using a reduced catalyst, wherein the reduced catalyst is formed by reducing an oxidic catalyst, the oxidic catalyst comprising zinc and copper on an AI2O3 support, wherein the oxidic catalyst comprises: 1-15 wt% ZnO; and 5-30 wt% CuO; in each case based on the total weight of the oxidic catalyst; wherein together, ZnO, CuO and AI2O3 make up > 95 wt% of the oxidic catalyst.