PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOLS BY HYDROGENOLYSIS OF CARBOXYLIC-ACID ESTERS IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST CONTAINING NICKEL AND TIN, GERMANIUM OR LEAD

摘要

The invention has as an object the production of alcohols by hydrogenolysis of carboxylic acid esters, under hydrogen pressure, in the presence of a catalyst resulting from the incorporation of at least one compound of at least one metal from the group consisting of germanium, tin and lead to Raney nickel or to a nickel-containing carrier. The reaction is preferably conducted at a temperature from 180 DEG to 330 DEG C. and under a pressure from 1 to 10 MPa.