PATENTS

      73.              ------.  [BADER, W., THOMAS, E. B., AND BRITISH CELANESE. LTD.] Methanol.  British Patent 334,924, Apr. 12, 1929.  Chem. Abs., vol. 25, 1931, p. 1265.

ZnS, alone or mixed with Cr oxide or other promoters, is used as catalyst in synthesizing MeOH from C oxides and H₂, suitably at 360°-400° and under 100 atm. pressure.  Gives details for preparing the catalyst.