PATENT 3831. ----- [VIDSTRAND, E. H., HULGREN, H. B., AND HULTGREN, N. F.] Synthetic Benzine. Swedish Patent 41,210, Aug. 23, 1916. Chem. Abs., vol. 10, 1916, p. 3156. Gaseous hydrocarbons of the CH4, ethylene, or acetylene series are heated without increased pressure to 2,000°, at which temperature a reaction takes place producing a condensable gas, which on cooling, condenses to a volatile liquid consisting in the main of hydrocarbons, like benzine, and belonging to the CH4 and ethylene series. See also Swiss Patent 71,769 (abs. 3828). |