PATENT

3520. ----- [STANDARD OIL CO.]  [Iron Catalyst.]  French Patent 934,109, May 12, 1948; appl. filed Oct. 2, 1946.  Chim. et Ind., vol. 62, No. 1, 1949, p. 49.

In the production of hydrocarbons from CO and H₂ the gas mixture is contacted with a catalyst consisting of sintered Fe pyrites reduced at 175°-345° under raised pressure.  The catalyst may advantageously be impregnated with a solution of an activating substance, such as Na₂CO₃, K₂CO₃, KCl, and dried at 115° before being charged into the reactor.