890. ------. [GROOMBRIDGE, W. H., AND NEWNS, J. E.] (Celanese Corp. of America). Metallic Composition. United States Patent 2,234,246, Mar. 11. 1941: appl. filed Nov. 26, 1938 (Cl. 252-257). Chem. Abs., vol. 35. 1941. p. 3780.

Patent Abstracts

890. ------. [GROOMBRIDGE, W. H., AND NEWNS, J. E.] (Celanese Corp. of America). Metallic Composition. United States Patent 2,234,246, Mar. 11. 1941: appl. filed Nov. 26, 1938 (Cl. 252-257). Chem. Abs., vol. 35. 1941. p. 3780.

Metallic composition suitable as a catalyst for the hydrogenation of C compounds comprises a porous structure of an oxide of 1 heavy metal such as cuprous oxide permeated with an supporting the oxide of another heavy metal such as Co oxide having a higher affinity for O₂. A mixture of the 2 in substantially equal proportions is heated to sintering and then reduced in a stream of water gas at about 350º. Such a catalyst is suitable for hydrogenating CO to hydrocarbons.