Claims
- 1. A catalyst consisting essentially of (a) 3 to 50 percent by weight, calculated as metal, of a mixture of cobalt and nickel, (b) from 1 to 10 percent of zinc, calculated as oxide and (c) a catalytically active amount, of a metal selected from the group consisting of iron, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, cadmium and mercury, on a chemically inert carrier, said catalyst being formed by absorbing on the carrier an aqueous solution of a soluble compound of each of (a) and (b), drying, calcining and reducing the so impregnated carrier and applying a compound of (c) to said impregnated carrier, which catalyst is thereafter pretreated by heating, annealing and reducing the impregnated carrier.
- 2. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein the carrier is an alumina carrier.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 802,112 filed May 31, 1977, now abandoned.
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