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Patent Abstracts

HCHO is produced by passing CO, H₂, and H₂O vapor over a contact substance at a temperature of 240º-350º. Suitable contact substances are unburned porcelain, pumice, asbestos, coke, or charcoal, preferably coated with a metallic deposit of Cu and Ni.