1105. FROLICH, P. K., FENSKE, M. R., PERRY, L. R., AND HURD, N. L. Studies of Copper Catalysts Prepared From Precipitated Hydroxides. II. Comparison of Sodium Hydroxide and Ammonia as Precipitating Agent. Jour. Am. Chem. Soc., vol. 51, 1929, pp. 187-193; Chem. Abs., vol. 23, 1929, p. 1342. Cu catalysts prepared by precipitation with NaOH are more active in the decomposition of CH3OH than those precipitated with NH3. The difference is due to promoter action of the occluded Na salts. The NaOH-precipitated catalysts, like other promoted Cu catalysts, favor HCOOCH3 rather than HCOOH production from CH3OH. FROLICH, P. K., FENSKE, M. R., TAYLOR, P. S., AND SOUTHWICK, C. A. Catalysts for the Formation of Alcohols From Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen. II. Synthesis of Methanol With Catalysts Composed of Copper and Zinc. See abs. 1099. |