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 1326.    HALL, C. C., AND CRANFORD, S. R.  Additional Information Concerning the Fischer-Tropsch Process and Its Products.  BIOS Final Rept. 1722, 1946, 178, pp.; PB 93,498.

       Account of further investigations into the operation and development of the Fischer-Tropsch process in Germany including, specifically, a considerable amount of cost information at the more efficient plants and many important details of plant operation and research developments.  The important subjects discussed are:  Production of synthesis gas and its purification; Co catalysts, their composition, preparation, costs, reduction, and regeneration; design of reaction vessels; synthesis at atmospheric and medium pressures, recovery of products and general costs; synthesis with Fe catalysts, its mechanism, gas recycle, liquid phase, and oil recirculation processes; primary products, fatty acids and alcohols, Diesel oil, waxes, refining of primary products, analysis; Oxo synthesis; synthetic fatty acids and detergents, wax oxidation, synthetic soap and edible fats.