1670. ------. [INTERNATIONAL HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS CO.] [Hydrocarbon Synthesis From Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen.] Italian Patent 380,045, Jan. 11, 1940. Chem. Zentralb., 1942, II, p. 1086.

Synthesis is conducted in catalyst tubes outside cooled and horizontally laid or slightly inclined, whereby the reaction gases pass through in a horizontal or nearly horizontal direction. In this way an especially good conduction of heat is obtained with less CH₄.