3013.     SAHASRABUDHEY, R. H., AND KALYANASUNDARAM, A.  Interaction of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen in Silent Discharge; Production of Formaldehyde.  Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., vol. 27A, No. 5, 1948, pp. 366-374; Chem. Abs., vol. 43, 1949, p. 1272.

        Report of work dealing with the production of formaldehyde by interaction of CO and H₂ in silent discharge at 500 cycles per sec.  The absolute yield of formaldehyde was highest with an approximately equimolecular mixture of the constituent gases.  An excess of either CO or H₂ appeared to affect the yield adversely.  A decrease in yield was obtained at higher rates of circulation of the gases.