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      728.  ------.  [FOHLEN, J. L.]  Manufacture of Formaldehyde.  United States Patent 2,111,469.  Mar. 15, 1938: appl. filed Dec. 31, 1935. Serial No. 57,063, in Great Britain Jan. 5, 1935: 10 claims (Cl. 260-138).  Chem. Abs., vol. 32, 1937, p. 3773.

            In producing HCHO from CO and H2 these gases, after treatment for removal of catalyst poisons, are passed at 180º-225º C. over Ni particles deposited on a metal support and aided by a metal promoter.