2309. MONTGOMERY, C. W., AND WEINBERGER, E. B. Product Distribution in the Synthesis of Hydrocarbons From Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen. Jour. Chem. Phys., vol. 16, 1948, pp. 424-425; Chem. Abs., vol. 42, 1948, p. 4437. It is pointed out that thermodynamic equilibrium among the n-paraffins yields a distribution that is qualitatively similar to that observed experimentally. Comprises general viewpoint set forth by Craxford, that product distribution is a result of some polymerization-depolymerization equilibrium in the last stages of the process and probably involves paraffin hydrocarbons. |