2512.     OHME, W.  [Neutralization of Fatty Acids Formed in Synthesis of Hydrocarbons From Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen.]  Oel u. Kohle Erdoel Teer, vol. 38, 1942, pp. 465-467; Chem. Abs., vol. 37, 1943, p. 5569.

        Acids cannot be completely neutralized by aqueous NaHCO₃ unless they are in contact with the latter for very long periods.  The aqueous Na₂CO₃ used in practice for neutralization is converted, to a large extent, into NaHCO₃ at the prevailing temperature and pressure owing to the high CO₂ content of the synthesis end gases.  When the CO₂ content of the latter is high, special neutralization processes are necessary.