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T. O. M. Microfilm Reel No. 013

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Bag 3500 Target No. 30/4.05 – Bohlen

Item Index

(d)           Alkylation (Brabag)

71 -          Utility Requirement for 50,000 T/Yr. Alkylation Plants.  July 22, 1941.  1 page.

72 -          Alkylation Operation Schedule, 1941, 1942, and 1945.  September 17, 1942.  1 page.

73 -          Leuna Alkylation Operating Operating Condition and Relation  of Octane Number to Isobutane Concentration. 11/3/42.  1 page.

74 -          Production of High Antiknock Gasoline through Alkylation of Isobutane with Butene-1 in a Semitechnical Pilot Plant.  January 20, 1942.  15 pages.

75-           Comparison of the Production of Alkylate with Butylene Production by Catalytic Dehydrogenation and with Chlorine Dehydrogenation by the Bahr method.  19 pages.

76-           Cost Study for Production of Alkylate Blonding Agent and ET 100 by Various Methods.  October 15, 1942.  22 pages.

77-           Acid Requirements and Production for AlkylateManufacture.  September 3, 1941.  3 pages.

78-           Conference on Alkylation Acid Procurement.  8/25/41. 3 pages.

79-           Conference on Recovery of Alkylation Acid.  8/22/41  .  2 pages.

80-           Oleum Requirements for Fortifying Alkylation Acid (12 plants).  August 19, 1941.  1 page.

81-           Acid Supply for Alkylation Plants.  7/29/41.  2 pages.

82-           Alkylation Acid Regeneration.  7/25/40.  1 page.

83-           Mixture Rule.  8/18/41.  1 page.

84-           Alkylation:  Utilization of Fischer Butane.  6/30/43.  3 pages.

85-           Map of Bohlen Area.  1 page.

86-           Plot Plan of Light Ends Plants.  8/8/41.  1 page.

87-           Alkylation Plant Flow Diagram Politz, 25,000 T./Yr.  January 6, 1941.         2 pages.

88-           Alkylation Plant Plot Plan, Politz.  1/18/41.  1 page.

89-           Layout of Stettin showing Location of Alkylation Plant.  August 3, 1941.  1 page.                                

90-           Alkylation Plant Flow Diagram, Politz, 40,000 T/Yr.  January 6, 1941.  2 pages.

91-           Layout of Politz Caustic and Water Wash Facilities.  January 25, 1941.  1 page.

92-           Plot Plan of Alkylation Plant of Wesseling.  8/8/41.  1 page.

93-           Map of Magdeburg Area Showing Location of Brabag Plant (no date).  1 page.

94-           Layout of Brabag Works at Magdeburg Showing Location of Alkylation Plant (no date).  1 page.

95-           Layout of Brabag Works at Magdeburg, FLB 114.  2 pages.

96-           Layout of Plant at Moosbierbaum.  8/5/41.  2 pages.

97-           Elevation of an Alkylation Plant (no date).  1 page.

98-           Layout of an Alkylation Plant.  Jan. 23, 1941.  1 page.

99-           Elevation and Plot Plant of an Alkylation Plant. January 22, 1941.  1 page.

100-         Elevation and Plot Plan of the Distillation Equipment for an Alkylation Plant.  1 page.

101-         Drawing of Reactor House for Butane Dehydrogenation.  August 6, 1941.  1 page.

102-         Value Arrangement of Condensation System, Alkylation Plant.  July 23, 1940.  2 pages.

103-         Refrigeration House for Alkylation Plant.  3/29/40. 1 page.

104-         Reactor House for Alkylation Plant.  5/9/41.  2 pages.

105-          Compressor House for Alkylation Plant.  5/30/41.  1 page.

106-         Layout of Alkylation Plant Working Storage.  6/20/41.  2 pages.

107-         Butane Isomerization Plant, Leuna.  8/8/41.  1 page.

108-         Construction Costs for Alkylation and DHD Plants at Bohlen  (no date).  67 pages.

Bag 3043 - Target No. 30/4.02 – Leuna

1 -            Organization chart of Merseburg main laboratory.  October 1, 1944.  5 pages.

2 -            Minutes of technical meetings of the I.G. Farben

1)             Light hydrocarbon discussion, July 24/25 1940, at Oppau.  Isomerization of normal butane over Tungsten sulfide (vapor phase and over aluminum chloride (liquid and vapor phase).  52 pages.

Dehydrogenation of hydrocarbon gases over Cr2O3 on alumina Alkylation with sulfuric acid.  Neohexane.  Aromatization of paraffins over Cr2O3 and alumina and similar catalysts.  Polymerization gasoline

2)             Light hydrocarbon discussion, January 29/30, 1941, at Merseburg.  Catalytic dehydrogenation.  Alkylation with Sulfuric and Hydrofuric acid.  Olefin concentration.  Isomerization     Polymerization.  55 pages.

3)             Petroleum discussion in Berlin April 22, 1941.  License and contract discussion.  Coal supply.  Romanian Refinaries.  Alkylation, etc.  14 pages.

4)             Light petroleum discussion, March 16/17, 1942.  Dehydrogenation of Butanes.  Butylene concentration with Silver nitrate.  Isomerization.  Alkylation.  Polymerization.  25 pages.

5)             Fischer Tropsch and similar synthetic oil (Michael, synol, oxo processes). Discussion in Berlin, July 16, 1942.  7 pages.

6)             Conference of November 11, 1942.  Report on Leuna Research.  Production problems.  Projects in foreign countries.  Contracts.  13 pages.

7)             Conference of January 20, 1943. Development of spectrographic methods of analysis.  Discussion of the         Waldenburg plant.  Methanol, Tolune and nitric acid plants.  Preparation of binders for briquets.  17 pages.

3 -            Synol (straught chain alcohols from water gas) and hydrocarbon (Fischer-Tropsch) synthesis.  Originally reported as “mostly very illegible”.  In fact quality is generally good, except where noted below.

1)             Use of high boiling alcohols as soap substitutes.  December 15, 1941.  3 pages, first fairly poor.

2)             Cost analysis of plant.  23 pages in combination with item 3) below.  Variable quality – mostly quite good.                                                     

3)             Design discussions and reports and catalyst evaluation. 

4)             Photographs of experimental Synol plant.  5 pages. 

5)             Expansion and improvement of iron melt catalyst reduction plant for Synol synthesis.  March 6, 1943.  6 pages.

6)             Note on possibility of patenting iron melt catalyst.  March 9, 1943.  2 pages.

                7)             Process data of Leuna Synol plant.  4-21-43.  8 pages.

                8)             Exchange of information on paraffin, olefin and alcohol synthesis from CO and H₂.  4-21-43.  4 pages.

                9)             Flowsheets of synol plant for manufacture of gasoline and diesel oil with description.  6-17-43.  15 pages.

10)           Reduction of iron melt catalyst.  7-15-43.  6 pages. 

11)           Authorization for construction of a Synol plant for the production of gasoline, gasoil and paraffin at Leuna.  8-18-43.  12 pages.

12)           Report on hydrocarbon (Fischer-Tropsch) synthesis from water gas over sintered iron catalyst by the “Umwalz” (recycling) “Michael Process” method at intermediate pressures.  9-23-38.  11 pages.

13)           Comparison of Fischer-Tropsch and Michael Synthesis.  11-21-38.  14 pages.

                14)           Progress report on the Michael process.  12-20-38.  9 pages.

                15)           Geneva report on hydrocarbon (Fischer-Tropsch) synthesis from watergas over iron catalyst with hot gas recycling.  4-18-39.  13 pages.

16)           Discussion of Fischer-Tropsch process (largely concerned with specialty products such as toulene, lube oil, etc.).  11-24-39.  7 pages.

17)           Comparison of the Michael and the Wenzel-Winzer-Wirth process of synthesizing hydrocarbons, for “Mepasin” raw material.  6-11-40.  4 pages.

18)           Fischer-Tropsch synthesis operating conditions with iron catalyst.  6-15-40.  2 pages.

19)          Discussion of a modification of the Michael process to prepare charge for the Oxo process.  July 22, 1940       .  5 pages.

20)           Discussion of construction problems in Fischer-Tropsch pilot plant.  7-19-40.  2 pages.

21)           Life test with a special catalyst for paraffin production (Co0-Co304).  8-7-40.  5 pages.

22)           Exchange of information on iron catalysts.  9-19-40.  2 pages.

22a)         Discussions on paraffin synthesis and paraffin synthesis catalysts.  8-13-40.  2 pages.

23)           Chart comparing various catalysts for hydrocarbon (Fischer-Tropsch) synthesis from watergas (Co on diatomaceous earth, Co-Zn0 on Al₂0₃, iron melt, sintered and precipitated, Zn0-Cr₂0₃). 11-30-40.  1 page.

24)           Details for the construction of a Synol plant.  12-4-40.  14 pages.

25)           Preparation of watergas for Synol plant from Isobutyl.  1-6-41.  4 pages.

                26)           Catalyst plant for synol plant.  1-22-41.  3 pages.

27)           Discussion of preparation and use of Synol process:  Alcohols.  2-10-41.  3 pages.

28)           Preparation of watergas of the proper CO:H2 ratio for Synol synthesis.  2-26-41.  7 pages.

29)           Discussion of conversion of Fischer-Tropsch plant to iron catalyst.  3-11-41.  3 pages.  Poor quality, but still legible.

30)           Charts showing detailed analysis of products from Synol plant.  1941.  56 pages.

31)           Solubility of mono-olefins in an ethanolamine-caproic nitrate solution.  3-25-41.  4 pages.

                32)           Letter on experiments for the production of paraffin from watergas over iron catalysts.  2-10-41.  2 pages.

                33)           Cost Analysis of Synol Plant.  3-28-41.  11 pages.

                34)           Production of paraffin from water gas over iron catalyst (Fischer-Tropsch experiments).  3-5-41. 4 pages.

35)          Discussion of experimental Synol plant, Ley-Platz (4-25-41), and Gas Schema Auschwitz, 5-5-41.  2 pages.

36)           Discussion of problem in experiements of the Synol process.   4-17-41.  8 pages, page 1 fairly poor.

37)           Use and capacity of the Michael processes, particularly the liquid phase Synol synthesis.  5-12-41.  12 pages.

38)           Properties of Synol synthesis product from liquid and vapor phase.  5-30-41.  2 pages.

39)           Processing of products from Synol synthesis, discussion of May 24, 1941.  6-4-41.  2 pages.

40)           Removal of hydrocarbons from gases in the Synol plant at Auschwitz.  5-29-41.  9  pages.

41)           Note on the progress of the Lurgi Company with iron catalyst for medium pressure Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.  6-9-41.  1 page.

42)           Flowsheets for Synol plant at Leuna with quanities.  7 pages. 

43)           Analysis of Synol products (Michael catalyst), both vapor and liquid phase.  7-2-41.  7 pages.

    44)           Correspondence of I. G. concerning the Lurgi Company and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis        developments.  2 pages.

45)           High pressure water washing for CO2 removal at the Leuna Synol plant.  7-21-41.  2 pages.

46)           Analytical methods for determining alcohols in Synol process products.  7-22-41  .  2 pages.

47)           General notes on Fischer-Tropsch.  7-17-41.  3 pages.

48)           Meeting on carbon monoxide-hydrogen synthesis in Berlin, July 1, 1941.  Gas recycle process (Michael).  Porous plate process (Michael).  Oil Recycle process.  Paraffin and Synol process.  Tables comparing processes.  7-23-41.  13 pages. 

49)           Oxidation of alcohols to fatty acids (discussion).  August 7 amd 8, 1941.  2 pages.

50)           Discussion on a contract with Ruhrchemie concerning manufacture of alcohols.  8-1-41.  2 pages.

51)           Production and regeneration of iron-melt catalyst.  9-8-41.  1 page. 

52)           Expansion of the Leuna Synol project.  8-15-41.  4 pages.

53)           Description of a large scale synol plant.  9-11-41.  1 page.

                54)           Analysis of synol products.  10-6-41.  4 pages.

55)           Procurement of compressed gas for the Synol Plant.  10-16-41.  13 pages.

56)           Report on experience with catalyst Fi 1249 for (Fischer-Tropsch) hydrocarbon synthesis, reduction of catalysts.  12-12-41.  4 pages.

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