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      355.     ------.  [CHAFFETTE, M.]  [Gas Mixtures Rich in Hydrogen, Carbon Monoxide, and Carbon Dioxide.]  Belgian Patent 387,296, Apr. 30, 1932.  Chem. Abs., vol. 27, 1933, p. 1463.

CH4, or gases containing it, are decomposed at a temperature of at least 500º in presence of a catalyst consisting of a mixture of salts of Ni and of rare-earth metals, particularly those belonging to the Ce group.