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 1976.    ---------------.  [KRASE, N. W.]  High-Pressure High-Temperature Technology.  Chem. and Met. Eng., vol. 37, 1930, pp. 530-533; Chem. Abs., vol. 24, 1930, p. 5394.

        Synthetic NH₃ industry, synthetic MeOH industry, and the hydrogenation of petroleum industry are the ones using high pressures and temperatures.  Flexibility of the hydrogenation process permits refineries to adjust their output in accordance with demands of consuming market, producing gasoline, kerosene, gas oils, or lubricants in the proportions desired.  The process permits 100% conversion of crude oils into gasoline of excellent quality, while but 70% is obtained; for example, S as H₂S passes out of the picture.  Plants are virtually ready to go into operation to produce higher alcohols from CO and H₂ by pressure-catalytic processes.  Fischer’s Synthol process and methanation of CO also are high-pressure high-temperature processes of interest to the petroleum industry.