MAJOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND THEIR CATALYST

Haber Process → Iron (Fe) with K₂O/Al₂O₃ promoters.

Contact Process → Vanadium(V) oxide (V₂O₅).

Ostwald Process → Platinum-Rhodium (Pt-Rh) alloy.

Hydrogenation of oils → Nickel (Ni).

Fischer–Tropsch Process → Iron (Fe) or Cobalt (Co).

Deacon Process → Copper(II) chloride (CuCl₂).

Water-gas shift reaction → Iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) + Chromium oxide (Cr₂O₃).

Cracking of petroleum fractions → Zeolite or Alumina/Silica (Al₂O₃/SiO₂).

Catalytic reforming → Platinum (Pt) on alumina.

Contact hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexane → Platinum (Pt) or Nickel (Ni).

Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) → Manganese(IV) oxide (MnO₂).

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