The invention relates to a method for producing a pellet, in particular for a catalytic convertor and/or static mixer. The method comprises a trimming and/or deforming of at least one layer of metal foam material into a pellet shape.

A process for producing branched alcohols through isomerization, hydroformylation and hydrogenation.

The present invention relates to a preparation method of a highly aromatic hydrocarbon hydrogenated resin, comprising the processes of fraction cutting, pretreatment, catalytic polymerization, two-stage hydrogenation, etc. The highly aromatic hydrocarbon hydrogenated resin obtained by the present invention has excellent compatibility with elastomers such as SBS, SIS and the like, and is suitable for hot melt adhesives, coatings, rubber modification, etc.

A process for producing branched alcohols through isomerization, hydroformylation and hydrogenation.

The present invention relates to a process for making 1,4-butanediol. The process may include reacting a solution comprising 1,4-butynediol with hydrogen in a presence of an effective amount of a catalyst. The catalyst may include copper.

Process for preparing isophoronediamine, characterized in that

A) isophoronenitrile is subjected directly in one stage to aminating hydrogenation to give isophoronediamine in the presence of ammonia, hydrogen, a hydrogenation catalyst and possibly further additions, and in the presence or absence of organic solvents; or

B) isophoronenitrile is first converted fully or partly in at least two or more than two stages to isophoronenitrile imine, and this isophoronenitrile imine is subjected to aminating hydrogenation to give isophoronediamine as a pure substance or in a mixture with other components and/or isophoronenitrile, in the presence of at least ammonia, hydrogen and a catalyst.

Process for preparing isophoronediamine, characterized in that

A) isophoronenitrile is subjected directly in one stage to aminating hydrogenation to give isophoronediamine in the presence of ammonia, hydrogen, a hydrogenation catalyst and possibly further additions, and in the presence or absence of organic solvents; or

B) isophoronenitrile is first converted fully or partly in at least two or more than two stages to isophoronenitrile imine, and this isophoronenitrile imine is subjected to aminating hydrogenation to give isophoronediamine as a pure substance or in a mixture with other components and/or isophoronenitrile, in the presence of at least ammonia, hydrogen and a catalyst.

Steam-hydrocarbon reforming reactor with a reformer tube containing ceramic-supported catalyst pellets and metal foam particles. The ceramic-supported catalyst pellets have a porous support comprising one or more of alumina, calcium aluminate, and magnesium aluminate. The metal foam particles comprise Fe and/or Ni. The ceramic-supported catalyst pellets and metal foam particles may be layered or interspersed.

A compound of the structural formula 1

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Also disclosed is a process for producing 2-(3-(aminomethyl)-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl)propane-1,3-diamine by A) reacting isophorone nitrile and malononitrile to afford the intermediate 2-(3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylidene)malononitrile, and B) hydrogenating 2-(3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylidene)malononitrile in the presence of at least one catalyst. In another embodiment, the hydrogenation in step B) of the process is performed at 20-120° C. and at 20-300 bar.

A compound of the structural formula 1

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Also disclosed is a process for producing 2-(3-(aminomethyl)-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl)propane-1,3-diamine by A) reacting isophorone nitrile and malononitrile to afford the intermediate 2-(3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylidene)malononitrile, and B) hydrogenating 2-(3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylidene)malononitrile in the presence of at least one catalyst. In another embodiment, the hydrogenation in step B) of the process is performed at 20-120° C. and at 20-300 bar.