PATENT

3648. ----- [STORCH, H. H.]  (Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Co.).  Methanol Synthesis.  United States Patent 1,681,750, Aug. 21, 1928; appl. filed May 16, 1927.  Chem. Abs., vol. 22, 1928,p. 3993.

Mixture of H₂ and CO is passed over a heated catalyst comprising Cu obtained from a cuprammonium compound, for example by boiling the latter with NaOH and reducing with H₂.