2545.     OTA, N.  Water Gas by the Reaction of Methane and Carbon Dioxide.  I.  Catalysts.  Jour. Soc. Chem. Ind. (Japan), vol. 45, 1942, pp. 284-290; Chem. Abs., vol. 43, 1949, p. 1944.

        Equivalent mixture of CH₄ and CO₂ under atmospheric pressure was passed through a layer of catalyst at 700°-800° to obtain CO and H₂.  Catalysts composed of Ni and various oxides and carriers in different ratio were used, and, among those tried, 1 containing Ni, MgO, and kieselguhr in the ratio 1:1:4 gave the best yield of CO+H₂ at 700° with the least formation of C on the catalyst.