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      475.     DE SIMÓ, M.  (Shell Development Co.).  Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide.  Canadian Patent 319,121, Jan. 19, 1932.  Chem. Abs., vol. 26, 1932, p. 2023.

Paraffin hydrocarbons are oxidized substantially to H2 and CO by reaction with ZnO at 950º-1,000º.  The ZnO is regenerated and recycled, this forming a continuous process.