1. a) Hoshino, F.; Kimura, H.; Matsutani, K. Process for the preparation of aliphatic amines. Jap. Pat. Appl. 30149, 1978-to KAO Corp. (Jap. Pat. laid-open, 1979-125603; JP 1982-849). Corresponding foreign patents: US 4,210,605, 1980; GB 2,017,682A, 1979; DE 2,907,896, 1979; FR 7,906,462, 1979; Appl. No. 1797-323556,Canada; Appl. No., 21073A/79, Italy); Appl. No. 478638, 1979, Spain; Appl. No. Pl-7901449, 1979, Brazil; b) Kimura, H.; Matsutani, K.; Tsutsumi, S. Process for producing an aliphatic amine. Jap. Pat. Appl. 19580, 1979; to KAO Corp, (Jap. Pat. Laid-Open, 111446, 1980. Corresponding foreign patents: US 4,254,060, 1981; GB 2,046,616, 1980; DE 3,005,953, 1980. These two patents are the first basic patents for the one-step amination of fatty alcohols using Cu/Ni-based multi-functional catalyst in a colloidal state.
2. Baiker, A., Gysi, P., Richarz, W. Method for the preparation of aliphatic tertiary amines. DE 2,709,864, 1978, to Lonza AG. (Catalyst: 25%CuO-1%Cr2O3-1%Na2O/Kieselgur, 60-80 bar)
3. a) Harold, E.S.; Robert, A.I.; Anatoli, O. Process for producing aliphatic amines. US 4,409,399, 1983, to Millmaster Onyx Group, Inc. (Catalysts, a physical mixture of CuO, Ni(OH)2and Ba(OH)2); b) Harold, E.S.; Robert, A.I; Anatoli, O. Process for producing aliphatic amines. US 4404403 (1983), to Millmaster Onyx Group, Inc. (Catalysts: CuO + organic Ni-compound + II A elements, without a support); c) a. Harold, E. S.; Robert, A. I.; Anatoli, O. Process for producing aliphatic amines. US 4,404,404(A), 1983, to Millmaster Onyx Group, Inc. (Catalysts: CuO + organic Ni-compound + II A elements, without a support); d) Harold, E.S.; Robert, A.I.; Anatoli, O. Process for producing aliphatic amines. US 0,328,639 (Priority for US 4,409,399; Catalysts: CuO, Cu(OH)2; NiO, Ni(OH)2; oxides of II A-elements, hydroxides of II A-elements)
4. a) Slaugh L.H. Production of an amine. DE 2,749,064, 1978, to Shell International Research; b) Slaugh L.H. Production of an amine. DE 2,749,065, 1978. For pressurized amination of fatty alcohols with a chain length, C24-C25