I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G. works at Leuna

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Report on Investigations by Fuels and Lubricants Teams at the I. G. Farbenindustrie A. G. Works at Leuna

CONTENTS

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	Personnel of Visiting Teams		I
	Introduction	R. Holroyd	ii
I.	Gas Production	G. U. Hopton, R. J. Morley, L. L. Newman & W. W. Odell	1
II.	Ammonia Synthesis	R. J. Morley & W. W. Odell	10
III.	Methanol& Higher Alcohol Synthesis	R. J. Morley	15
IV.	Hydrogenation	R. Halroyd and W. F. Faragher	18
V.	D. H. D. Process	H. Schindler & R. Holroyd	38
VI.	Hydroforming Process	E. Cotton & V. Haensel	43
VII.	Arobin Process	D. A. Howes, J. G. Allen & H. Schindler	46
VIII.	Catalytic Cracking	E. Cotton & V. Haensel	49
IX.	Dehydrogenation of Butane - Alkylation	D. A. Howes, J. G. Allen & H. Schindler	52
X.	Isomerisation of Normal Butane	E. Cotton & V. Haensel	59
XI.	Synthetic Lubricating Oil - Leuna	D.A. Howes, J. G. Allen, H. Schindler, C.C. Chaffee, R.J. Ozol	60
XII.	Synthetic Lubricating Oil - Schkopau	P. K. Kuhne	78
XIIA.	Synthetic Lubricating Oil - Stettin-Pölitz	D. A. Howes, J. G. Allen & H. Schindler	81
XIII.	Aviation Fuel Manufacture & Engine Testing	D. A. Howes, J. G. Allen & H. Schindler	84
XIV.	Oxo Process	V. Haensel, J. P. Jones	87
XV.	Synol Process	V. Haensel, J. P. Jones & W. A. Horne	93
XVI.	Mersol Process	A. J. V. Underwood	98
XVII.	Methylamine	R. J. Morley	100
XVIII.	Manufacture of Carboxylic Acids	D.A. Howes, J.G. Allen, H. Schindler	102
XIX.	Polymerisation C₆ and C₇ Olefines	D.A. Howes, J.G. Allen H. Schindler	103
XX.	Fertilizers and Nitric Acid	R.H. Morley	104
XXI.	Synthesis of Toluene from Benzene and Methanol	R. Holroyd & C.C. Chaffee	107
XXII.	Catalyst Preparation	W.A. Horne & W.F. Faragher	110
XXIII.	Metallurgy	J.G. Ellis	119
XXIV.	Blechhammer	R. Holroyd & W.F. Faragher	122
XXV.	Brüx	R. Holroyd & W.F. Faragher	128
XXVI.	General Oil Production Data	R. Holroyd	133
XXVII.	Use of Bottled Propane & Butane for Road Vehicles	R. Holroyd & J.F. Ellis	134

_{Editor’s Note: In preparing the following report, many of the sections
have had to be written on the basis of notes supplied by two or three
separate investigators. Although in these cases the names of the people
supplying the basic notes have been put down as “authors” of the
section, it has not in every case, been possible for them to see and approve
the final documents. Every effort has, however, been made to include all the
information obtained and to keep as closely as possible to the tone of the
individual notes.}