3877. ------. [WATSON, C. W.] (The Texas Co.). Synthesis of Hydrocarbons. United States Patent 2,537,496, Jan. 9, 1951; appl. filed Mar. 26, 1947, Serial No. 737,326; 7 claims (Cl. 260-676).

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3877. ------. [WATSON, C. W.] (The Texas Co.). Synthesis of Hydrocarbons. United States Patent 2,537,496, Jan. 9, 1951; appl. filed Mar. 26, 1947, Serial No. 737,326; 7 claims (Cl. 260-676).

In this process, the 1^st stage consists of carbiding Fe catalyst by reacting the Fe with synthesis gas comprising H₂ and CO at such a temperature that there is almost complete consumption of the CO and only H₂O vapor is produced as a byproduct. In the 2d stage the Fe carbide is reacted with the H₂, which is now substantially free of CO in a decarbiding zone at a temperature at which liquid hydrocarbons are formed.