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 1503.    HOWES, D. A.  Synthesis of Methanol and Higher Alcohols From Water Gas.  Sci. Petrol., vol. 4, 1938, pp. 2812-2821.

        This paper reviews the historical development of the process, discusses the equilibrium data, classifies and describes the catalysts for synthesizing MeOH and the higher alcohol from water gas, and explains the mechanism of formation.