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. 2014 Nov 6;4:6933. doi: 10.1038/srep06933

Table 3. Temperature effect on the conversion and product selectivity for acetone hydrogenation using Ni decorated carbon foams determined from the relative peak area of gas chromatograms. The turnover frequency for acetone to 2-propanol conversion at 150°C is ~0.1 molecule/site/s.

    Selectivity
Temperature Acetone conversion 2-propanol MIBK 4-methyl-2-pentanol
150°C 86% 99% 0.4% 0.4%
250°C 44% 86% 11% 1%