1229.    GOUTAL, E.  [Preparation of Synthetic Petroleum by the Andry-Bourgeois and Olivier Process.]  Chaleur et Ind., vol. 5, 1924, Special No., pp. 90-96; Chem. Abs., vol. 19, 1925, p. 1194.

        Process consists essentially in making water gas, hydrogenating catalytically at 230° at atmospheric pressure to produce CH₄, decomposing into C₂H₂ and H₂ in an electric furnace at 2,000°, and hydrogenating the C₂H₂ catalytically at 150°-300° under a pressure of ½ atm.  Products having a calorific value of 2,850 cal. are obtained by expenditure of 12,100 cal.; but raw materials having little or no commercial value (wood waste, high-ash coal, etc.) can be utilized.  Discusses economic importance of process.

       GOUTEL, F.  See abs. 2720, 2721.