92. ASKEW, H. O. Report on Fischer-Tropsch Process. New Zealand Dept. Sci. Ind. Research, Bull. 6, 1928, 28 pp. Excellent review of development work up to and including 1927. Special emphasis is placed on the work of Patart. Discussion includes the thermodynamics and the mechanism of the reactions, reduction of CO at atmospheric and high pressures with consideration of the catalysts employed, analysis of the products obtained, together with data on plant and raw-material requirements and costs. Annotated bibliography of 51 refs. |