2057.     ---------------.  [LANE, J. C. AND WEIL, B. H.]  Synthine Process.  IV.  Basic Economics and the Current Situation.  Petrol. Refiner, vol. 25, 1946, pp. 587-598; Chem. Abs., vol. 42, 1948, p. 9119.

        Discusses economics of the process.  It is predicted that the total investment cost for producing gasoline by the Synthine process with coal as the source of gas eventually will be $2,500/bbl./day.  Steel requirements are high, and a plant could not be erected speedily in an emergency.  With natural gas for the process, it cannot at present compete with refinery methods utilizing crude petroleum.  Byproducts will help balance costs, however.  A list of companies and organizations and their current situation in the Synthine process field is given.  360 refs.

        LANG, A.  See abs. 2773.