PATENTS

1798.  KARWAT, E. (Linde Air Products Co.). Converting Hydrocarbon Gas to Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen. United States Patent 2,170,265, Aug. 22, 1939; appl. filed May 6, 1936, Serial No. 78,294, in Germany May 11, 1935; 9 claims (Cl. 23-212). Chem. Abs., vol. 34, 1940, p. 247.

Various details of apparatus and operation suitable for effecting reaction of a CH4-bearing gas with steam and O2 in heated coke.