PATENT

3596. ----- [STEINKOHLEN-BERGWERK “RHEINPREUSSEN”].  [Ketones.]  German Patent Appl. St 63,341, no date, (Cl. IV d-12 o).  Auszüge deut. Patent-Anmeldungen, vol. 6, p. 367.

Zn oxide catalysts for the dehydrogenation of secondary alcohols to ketones are made by impregnating granulated pumice with a solution of Zn salts, then carefully drying, and heating to 600°-1,000°.