Liquid-phase hydrogenation of cyclohexanone catalyzed by NiMgO prepared using citric acid Original Research Article

NiMgO catalysts prepared using a melt of the corresponding nitrates and citric acid, with high Ni contents ranging from 60 to 80 wt.%, were found to exhibit excellent catalytic activities for the liquid-phase hydrogenation of cyclohexanone to cyclohexanol under a pressure of 1.1 MPa at 0°C.