Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR REGENERATING A METALLIC COPPER CATALYST USED IN PRODUCING CORRESPONDING AMIDE COMPOUNDS FROM NITRILE COMPOUNDS BY HYDRATING THEIR NITRILE RADICAL, COMPRISING TREATING THE CATALYST WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SODIUM COMPOUNDS, POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS, CALCIUM COMPOUNDS AND AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS.