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Journal Article 
Vapour phase selective hydrogenation of benzaldehyde to benzyl alcohol using Cu supported Mg-Al hydrotalicite catalyst 
Jayesh, TB; Itika, K; Babu, GVR; Rao, KSR; Keri, RS; Jadhav, AH; Nagaraja, BM 
2018 
Yes 
Catalysis Communications
ISSN: 1566-7367 
Elsevier B.V. 
106 
73-77 
English 
WOS:000423640400016 
The vapour phase catalytic hydrogenation of benzaldehyde to benzyl alcohol using copper supported Magnesium-Alumina (Mg-Al) hydrotalicite (CuHT) catalyst was studied. The effect of various copper metal loadings, reaction temperature and different preparatory methods on the activity of catalysts was determined. A better catalytic performance was observed for 12.5CuHT catalyst prepared by impregnation method at 250 °C. The maximum conversion of about 68% with 93% benzyl alcohol selectivity was obtained at the optimized conditions. The catalyst was active upto 87 h with time-on-stream. The activity of CuHT was influenced by high surface area, smaller crystallite size and weak metal support interaction. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. 
Hydrogenation; Hydrotalcite; CuHT; Benzaldehyde; Benzyl alcohol