2049.     LANDER, C. H.  Recent Developments in the Science of Coal Utilization.  Mech. Eng., vol. 49, 1927, pp. 1-11; Chem. Abs., vol. 21, 1927, p. 811.

        Results obtained during the past few years from the scientific researches on coal are reviewed and discussed in relation to their engineering problems and practical applications.  Among the subjects treated are:  The constitution of coal; low-temperature carbonization; low-temperature coke and tar; metallurgical coke; synthetic fuels from CO and H₂ by the Patart and Fischer-Tropsch processes; hydrogenation of coal; and furnace design.