27. ARMIT, J. W., AND IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES< LTD> Purifying Alcohols Such as Methanol. British Patent 346,658, Dec. 13, 1929. Chem. Abs., vol. 26, 1932, p. 1939.

Impure MeOH and other alcohols B. <100° are treated with a halogen such as Cl or Br in a quantity <that required to satisfy the unsaturated value of the alcohol, and the material is distilled, treated with alkali to remove halogen acid, and then fractionated.