Natural gas is processed through several steps, including the use of catalysts, pressure and high heat, until it eventually emerges as liquid methanol. (See References 3) As of 2011, natural gas is the cheapest methanol precursor, but other high-carbon feedstocks such as coal can be employed to create liquid methanol.
The Three Musketeers. by Alexandre Dumas, translated by Richard Pevear. 704pp, Penguin Classics, Â£25. As a small boy back in the 1960s, I dreamed of being either a racing driver, a game-park warden or a musketeer.
All for one ... Adam Thorpe enjoys Richard Pevear's gripping translation of Alexandre Dumas's classic tale, The Three Musketeers. Adam Thorpe. Saturday 25 November 2006 18.44 EST.