3265.     ---------------.  [STEACIE, E. W. R., AND ELKIN, E. M.]  Further Investigations of Catalysts by Liquid Metals.  Canadian Jour. Research, vol. 11, 1934, pp. 47-52; Chem. abs., vol. 28, 1934, p. 7132.

        Kinetics of MeOH decomposition on solid and liquid Zn were examined in greater detail.  The order of the reaction lies between zero and ½ on both solid and liquid.  The heat of activation is approximately 30,000 cal. per gm.-mol.  The reaction is mainly dehydrogenation.  Unsuccessful attempts to investigate certain other reactions on liquid metals are described.