422.    CALDWELL, J. M., AND SMITH, G. H.  Mersol and Hostapon Processes.  I. G. Farbenindustrie A.-G., Höchst.  BIOS Final Rept. 1222, 1946, 9 pp.; PB 79,310.

                  Further information than is given in BIOS Final Rept. 478 on the manufacture of Mersol-type detergent products from a hydrogenated Fischer-Tropsch cut of boiling range 220°-320°, Mepasin.  Mersol H₂ is produced by the action of SO₂ and Cl on Mepasin.  Mersol H₂ can be converted to Mersolat by reacting with caustic soda in 10% solution.  Hostapon is produced by the direct action of SO₂ and O₂ on Mepasin, using light or acetic anhydride as catalyst.  The detergent properties of Hostapon are essentially the same as Mersolat.  Gives details of methods.