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Patent Abstracts

This relates to the production of acids such as formic acid from a gaseous mixture containing CO and steam by using catalysts comprising halides, such as those of Ca, Ba, Sr, Mg, Na, K, Cs, Rb, Li, Sn, Fe, Co, Ni, Bi, Mn, Pb, Ti, Zn, and Cd.