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Patent Abstracts

MeOH is made by circulating gas containing a ratio of H₂:CO₂ far greater than the theoretical proportions required for the reaction, whereas the reaction pressure is maintained by adding a gas containing C oxides and H₂ in substantially theoretical proportions.