Iron County Record | 1927-04-08 | Page 11 | Seek New Methods to Conserve Coal

Seek New Methods Method to Conserve Coal Experts In all parts parla of ot the world are tackling the problem of how to use coal coRl to the best advantage Professor of Heidelberg his has reduced coal to a paste and combined It with hydrogen eD ut Itt a very verT high temperature tem tem- and pressure The resulting fluid has all aU the properties of crude crudo petroleum and cau can bo treated In the same way to produce petrol and other oils e Another scientist reduces coal to a gaseous form torm and then liquefies th gases U. U boa ban produced methanol I. I which seems Beems to have bae all nil the properties of wood alcohol equivalent to a high grade petrol and a I substitute tute for tor benzine General a Frenchman has been heen experimenting with Ull produced coal synthetic alcohol which shows a savIng sav Ing InK of ot 19 15 per cent In calories over petrol The temperature of the radi- radi radiator ator In which It la is used was considerably consid lower than In la cars carl using petrol