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      Availability, generation, and utilization of coke-oven gas are considered from an economic viewpoint.  Separation of 10⁹ cu. m. of gas of average composition into its components should furnish 49,000 tons CO₂, 23 tons C₂H₄ and homologs, 14 tons C₆H₆, 70 tons CO, 47 tons H₂ and 178 tons CH₄.  Coal hydrogenation, synthesis of fuel oils, of NH₃, MeOH, and of well-known C₂H₄ derivatives are now technically perfected, and offer promising outlets, but only for very large scale operation.