PATENTS

1836. ------. [KEMP, L. C.] (Texaco Development Corp.). Higher Boiling Hydrocarbons From Methane. Canadian Patent 421,168, June 27, 1944, Chem. Abs., vol. 38, 1944, p. 5065.

Stream of CH4 is brought into contact with hot refractory material at temperatures sufficient to decompose the CH4 into H2 and C; the H2 is withdrawn while the C is deposited on the contact material; the CH4 stream is diverted to another contact chamber; the C is burned on the contact mass in the first chamber to form CO, which is withdrawn; the chambers are alternated in CH4 decomposition and C burning; and H2 and CO are continuously combined to form a mixture in the ratio of about 2 : 1 and catalytically converted to liquid hydrocarbon.