US9056310: Process for the preparation of nanocrystalline Pt-Ce oxide catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of phenol and its derivatives
The invention provides a process and catalyst for the conversion of phenol and its derivatives to cyclohexane and cyclohexanol. The process provides a direct single step for selective hydrogenation of phenol and its derivatives over Pt-Ce oxide catalyst. The process provides a phenol conversion of 50 to 100% and selectivity of hydrogenated product up to 98%.
Patent No:
US9056310
Application No:
14/489521
Filing Date:
18-09-2014
Issue Date:
16-06-2015
Applicant:
CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun