Report on the second oil conference on 17 December 1936 at Leuna

Technical Report · Thu Dec 17 04:00:00 EST 1936

OSTI ID:6330418

Fischer, K; Giesen, J; Pier, M; Waelder, K; Winkler, F

This report summarizes I.G. Farbenindustrie oil activities for 1936. Concerning industrial questions, Dr. Pier reports that three new hydrogenation plants started operation in 1936 (in two of which Farben held interest) and that work on bituminous coal hydrogenation progressed apace, especially in the areas of residue regeneration and high octane fuels. Testing concentrated on 700-atmospheres technology and new catalyst development. Dr. Winkler summarizes the four major progress groups for production of oils from coal and reports at length on I.G. work on the extraction process. The main use to which Farben looked was hydrogenation of the extract to produce fuels, especially fuel oil. Winkler describes this process and its yield in detail. After describing the methanol synthesis process, Dr. Giesen discusses specific developments, especially of ovens and regenerators. He also discusses the catalysts used and their advantages and disadvantages, as well as by-products of the methanol synthesis. With regard to higher alcohols, Giesen reports that the synthesis was similar to methanol production, except that the higher alcohol synthesis required much more process time, and greater facility and service costs. Viable industrial purification of the higher alcohols had been accomplished and uses found for most of the higher alcohol products. Tests for production of ethyl alcohol in the methanol synthesis had not been as successful. 7 drawings, 7 graphs, 1 photograph, 4 tables.

• Research Organization: I.G. Farbenindustrie, A.G., Ludwigshafen (Germany); I.G. Farbenindustrie, A.G., Merseburg (Germany)
• OSTI ID: 6330418
• Report Number(s): TOM-54-188-239
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: German

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ENERGY SOURCES
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INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
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MARKET
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MELTING POINTS
METHANOL
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
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PRESSURE CONTROL
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
REFINING
REGENERATION
RESIDUES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SYNTHESIS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TAR
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
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