233. ---------------. [ BERTHELOT, C.] [Production of Fuels by Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide.] Génie civil, vol. 110, 1937, pp. 497-501; Chem. Abs., vol. 31, 1937, p. 7621.

233. ---------------. [ BERTHELOT, C.] [Production of Fuels by Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide.] Génie Civil, vol. 110, 1937, pp. 497-501; Chem. Abs., vol. 31, 1937, p. 7621.

Details are given of the manufacture of MeOH at the Mines de Béthune. Operating at pressures of 50-600 atm. and temperatures of 275°-600° C., according tot he purity of the gas, the product is MeOH, whereas at atmospheric pressure and a temperature of 175°-200° gasoline is produced. Examples are given of the catalysts used in the respective cases and the production of MeOH and gasoline in various countries is reviewed. Process for making EtOH from the C₂H₄ in coke-oven gas is also described. Discusses also the synthesis of gasoline by the Fischer and Robinson-Bindley processes, the elimination of organic S from industrial gases, and the composition and preparation of catalysts.