2512.     OHME, W.  [Neutralization of Fatty Acids Formed in Synthesis of Hydrocarbons From Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen.]  Oel u. Kohle Erdoel Teer, vol. 38, 1942, pp. 465-467; Chem. Abs., vol. 37, 1943, p. 5569.

        Acids cannot be completely neutralized by aqueous NaHCO3 unless they are in contact with the latter for very long periods.  The aqueous Na2CO3 used in practice for neutralization is converted, to a large extent, into NaHCO3 at the prevailing temperature and pressure owing to the high CO2 content of the synthesis end gases.  When the CO2 content of the latter is high, special neutralization processes are necessary.