1073. --------------. [FOSTER, A. L.] Synthetic Fuels Plant in Shakedown Stage. Petrol. Eng., vol. 23, No. 2, 1951, pp. C29-C30. Synthetic fuels plant of Carthage Hydrocol and the Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. plant adjacent thereto are being made ready for initial operation. The Hydrocol plant will produce gasoline and oil from natural gas by a modified Fischer-Tropsch process, and the Stanolind plant will work up the dilute, liquid byproducts, such as alcohols, aldehydes, acids, ketones, etc., for delivery to the United States Industrial Chemicals for use as raw materials or intermediates in the manufacture of chemicals. The main steps in the process are pointed out. |