PATENTS

2236. ------. [METALLGESELLSCHAFT A. G.]. [Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide.] German Patent 763,855, no date; appl. M 140,588 (Cl. 12 o-1.03).

Catalytic hydrogenation of CO with Co or Fe catalysts under excess pressure. To increase the olefin content of the reaction product, the partial pressure of the H2 in the CO-H2 gas mixture is measured at 0.1-0.2 times the applied superatmospheric pressure.