3886.  WEBSTER, H. G. (one-half to J. W. G. Winnett). Mixed Fuel Derived From Mineral Oil and Natural Gas. United States Patent 1,839,362, Jan. 5, 1932; appl. filed May 15, 1930, Serial No. 452,584. Chem. Abs., vol. 26, 1932, p. 1419.

Heavy residues from the distillation of crude petroleum are cracked into free C and H₂, the C is reacted with H₂O vapor to form CO, and the CO and H₂ are synthesized over a catalyst of ZnO, Ni, and platinized asbestos to form MeOH, which is mixed with the distilled fractions to form a motor fuel.