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Of 16 Ni catalysts tested, Ni-Th-Mg on kieselguhr and Ni-Fe on kieselguhr were best. In the presence of Ni-Fe on kieselguhr, with an excess of water vapor (CH₄:H₂=1:1.5) and a concentrate of natural gas (CH₄, 60 and N₂, 40%), containing CH₄, 91, and N₂ 9%, yielded at 750° CO₂, 1, CO, 20, and H₂ 75%. The gas mixture obtained used in alcohol synthesis in the Patart apparatus at 350° under an initial pressure of 150-125 atm., in the presence of a Zn-C catalyst and a velocity of 18,000 l./hr., yielded 113-187 cc. of condensate boiling at 65°-75°, 17.9-18.8; 75°-85°, 69.9-65.7; and 85°-95°, 2.2-2.6%. Activation of the Fe catalyst with a 1% admixture of Ni promotes formation of water gas at 900°, whereas a 5% admixture of Ni reduces the CO formed to C. Activation of the catalyst with a 5% admixture of Mg yields satisfactory results at 900°.