3117. ---------------. [SCHROEDER, W. C.] Fischer-Tropsch Alcohol. Chem. Eng. Progress, vol. 44, No. 1, 1948, pp. 15-17. Raw materials and the processes for making synthetic alcohols are discussed. Two processes have been developed: The Synol and the Oxo processes. The chemistry of each of these processes is explained, the former gives straight-chain, the latter branched-chain alcohols. |