PATENTS

2580. PARK, J. R. (Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.). Removing Iron Compounds From Crude Synthetic Alcohols. United States Patent 1,833,331, Nov. 24, 1931. Chem. Abs., vol. 26, 1932, p. 993.

Distillation fractions obtained by catalytic hydrogenation of oxides of C are subjected to prolonged treatment with an alkali (as by use of NaOH) and then distilled.