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KALCAT™

KALCAT™ products are activated metal catalysts based on nickel. These versatile products are suitable for hydrogenation reactions and are delivered in water. Easy to handle, KALCAT™ products are used for many applications, for example, the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients, flavors and fragrances and polyols.

Chemical-physical properties

Product	Metal content/type	Promotor/ Embedding agent	D50 Particle size	Applications
KALCAT™ 1961	93 % Ni	none/none	28	Hydrogenation of nitro to the corresponding amines Hydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones to primary amine
KALCAT™ 2921	93 % Ni	none/none	25	Hydrogenation of CC double bonds Hydrogenation of aromatic carbonyls to alcohols
KALCAT™ 3063	93 % Ni	none/none	25	Hydrogenation of CC double bonds Hydrogenation of aromatic nitro to aromatic amine
KALCAT™ 3801	93 % Ni	93 % Ni	28	Hydrogenation of hetero aromatics Hydrogenation of aromatics
KALCAT™ 4061	91 % Ni	Cr/none	30	Hydrogenation of CN triple bonds to primary amines Hydrogenation of aliphatic aldehydes and ketones Hydrogenation of aromatic carbonyls to alcohols
KALCAT™ 6104	93 % Ni	93 % Ni	30	Hydronation of sugars to sugar alcohols Hydrogenation of CN triple bonds to primary amines
KALCAT™ 8030	90 % Ni	Fe/none	30	Hydroganation of aromatics Hydrogenation of aromatic nitro groups in halo nitro aromatics Hydrogenation of aliphatic aldehydes and ketones

- All percentages are given in wt. %
- Particel size is given in µm

Cr: chromium, Mo: molybdenum, Fe: iron

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