The effects of solvents on the hydrogenation of acetone were studied by using the following catalysts ; Ni, Ni-C, Ni-Al
2O
3, Ni-SiO
2 Ni-SiO
2-Al
2O
3, and Ni-MgO. Solvents used were water, ethanol, 2-propanol, cyclohexane and dioxane. The reaction with nickel catalysts proceeded faster when 2-propanol was used as a solvent in all the cases, while it proceeded more slowey when dioxane was used as a solvent. The solvent-water showed a remarkable promotion effect for the reaction in most cases, but in the cases of SiO
2-and SiO
2-Al
2O
3-supported catalysts, it showed slight promotion effect only in the region of high acetone concentrations.
On the other hand, the reaction was slower in ethanol solution with most catalysts, but this suppression was not observed in SiO
2-Al
2O
3-supported catalyst. In Ni-MgO catalyst, however, the promotion effect was found in ethanol solution in the region of high acetone concentration.
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