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Item No. 30
File No. XXVII-69

THE FISCHER-TROPSCH
PLANT OF RUHRCHEMIE A.G.
STERKRADE-HOLTEN

Cover Page

Title Page

Personnel of Investigating Teams 420kb pdf

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1017kb pdf

SUBJECT
General Introduction 683kb pdf
Nature of Target
Object of Investigation
Summary and Conclusions 1520kb pdf
General
The Sterkrade-Holten Plant
Synthetic Lubricating Oils
Research and Developement Work
Japanese Intelligence
Report 1 - Inspection of the Plant 2588kb pdf
General Preparation and Purification of Synthesis Gas
Normal-Pressure Catalyst Chamber System
Medium-Pressure Catalyst Chamber System
Experimental Catalyst Chambers
Report 2 - Interrogation of Drs. Spanier and Schrieber 850kb pdf
Report 3 - Investigation of Catalyst Manufacture and Recovery 3767kb pdf
Preparation and Reduction of Cobalt Catalyst
Regeneration of Spent Cobalt Catalyst
Preparation of Other Catalysts
Samples
Report 4 - Investigation of the OXO Process 5676kb pdf
Introduction
The OXO Reaction
The OXO Process
Economics
Report 5 - Interrogation of Director Alberts 3915kb pdf
Object
The Synthesis Cycle used at Sterkrade-Holten
The Water-gas Recycle Project
Composition of Cobalt Catalysts
Miscellaneous Information
Report 6 - Interrogation of Prof. Dr. F. Martin Interview in Brussels 5560kb pdf
General Assessment of Fischer-Tropsch Process
Synthesis Gas
Catalysts
Operation of Catalyst Chambers
Diesel Oil
High melting-point Waxes
Synthetic lubricating oil
The OXO Process
Direct Synthesis of Higher Alcohols
Direct Synthesis of Fatty Acids
Fatty Acids by Oxidation of Waxes
Incorporation of Acetylene in the Reaction
Design of Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst Chambers
Miscellaneous Information
Interviews in London 3250kb pdf
Production of Fischer-Tropsch Plants
Synthesis Gas
Cobalt Catalysts
Iron Catalysts
Condensation and Product Recovery
Product Utilisation
Special Products
Catalytic Cracking
Yields and Costs for Fischer-Tropsch Operations
Japanese Information
Report 7 - The Location of Evacuated Ruhrchemie Personnel and Documents 2543kb pdf
General
Investigations in the Braunschweig area
Investigations in the Blomberg ( Lippe) area
Appendix (List of Ruhrchemie Works' and Departmental Managers)
Report 8 - Interrogation of Dr. Velde 3881kb pdf
General
Oxidation of Waxes
Chlorination of Waxes
Appendix (translation of a report prepared by Dr. Velde)
Report 9 - Interrogation of Herr Clar 1179kb pdf
Introduction
General Information on Synthetic Lubricating Oils
Report 10 - Interrogation of Dr. Zorn (of I.G.) 364kb pdf
Utilisation of Ruhrchemie Synthetic Lubricating Oils