Which alloy is used as the starting material for preparing Raney nickel by treatment with caustic soda?

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18 Mar 2019
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Raney nickel is produced by treating a nickel-aluminum alloy with caustic soda, which removes the aluminum and leaves behind a porous, highly active nickel catalyst. Other alloys such as nickel-copper, nickel-iron, or nickel-magnesium are not used in this preparation.

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