2689. PIER, M., RUMPF, W., LAPPE, F., AND STERN, G. Methanol and Other Oxygenated Organic Compounds. Canadian Patent 254,987, Oct. 27, 1925. Chem. Abs., vol. 20, 1926, p. 210.

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2689. PIER, M., RUMPF, W., LAPPE, F., AND STERN, G. Methanol and Other Oxygenated Organic Compounds. Canadian Patent 254,987, Oct. 27, 1925. Chem. Abs., vol. 20, 1926, p. 210.

In the manufacture of MeOH by the catalytic reduction of CO at elevated temperature and pressure, the apparatus used is lined with a metal or alloy resistant to CO at the temperature of working. Cu, Ag, Al, and their alloys or special steel containing Cr, Mn, W, Mo, or V are specified.