Kaiser Wilhelm Institut fur Kohlenforschung, Mulheim
Location
The Institute is in Mulheim and authorization to visit it was obtained from the Military Government Office in the city.
Description
The work of the Institute laboratories has, for many years, been applied to the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and closely related subjects under the direction of Dr. Franz Fischer. Since his retirement the work has progressed along the same lines.
The equipment and war-time operations have been described by V.Haensel CIOS Target No. 30/6.01. These reports are on file at the CIOS library, file Nos. XXV-1 and XXV-27 respectively. Dr. Haensel’s report is also on file at the office of the Ministry of Fuel and Power.
Status
On September22nd the writer visited the institute and interrogated:
Dr. Helmut Pichler, Assistant Director
Dr. Herbert Koch, Section Head.
The laboratories appeared to be in normal operation with a full staff. Several units of small-scale synthesis apparatus were in use in the semi-technical laboratory. The analytical laboratory was busy, with some of the spinning band fractionating columns in use. According to Dr. Pichler no change in the general field of investigation of the Institute is planned.