371. BRONI, N. [The Motor-Fuel Crisis and Remedies for Surmounting Ia.] Giorn. bibliografia tecnics intern., 1925, No. 2, pp. 1-8, Nos. 3-4, pp. 3-13, No. 5, pp. 1-8, No. 6, pp. 1-9; 1926, No. 1, pp. 3-9; Chem. Abs., vol. 20, 1926, p. 1898. Extended review and discussion dealing with different types of motor fuels, general methods available for increasing their supply, methods of increasing the yield of benzine from crude oils, the recovery of benzine from solid, liquid, and gaseous substances, the liquefaction of natural gas, distillation of coals, lignites, and peat, production of artificial petroleum by direct synthesis and from vegetable and animal oils, and the direct use of vegetable oils, alcohol, gas-producer gas, and colloidal mixtures as fuels. Includes economic as well as chemical and engineering data. |