PATENTS

1988. ------. [LANCE, D., AND ELWORTHY, E. G.] Methyl Alcohol From Methane. British Patent 7,297, Mar. 26, 1906. Chem. Abs., vol. 1, 1907, p. 1193.

Process of manufacturing MeOH from CH4, consisting in carrying on the oxidation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide alone, or with either monopersulfuric acid or ferrous sulfate or in the presence of monopersulfuric acid alone.