2012. LAUBI, O. (Krebs & Co. A. G.). Carbon Monoxide-Hydrogen Mixture From Hydrocarbons. Swiss Patent 267,907, July 1, 1950. Chem. Abs., vol. 45, 1951, p. 2182.

Hydrocarbons heated to high temperatures decompose almost entirely into saturated and unsaturated lower hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series and then into C and H₂ if the temperature is high enough. Such C formation may be avoided by adding O₂ or H₂O vapor. It is advantageous to supply the O₂ by means of a metal oxide, such as Fe₂O₃, and then to recirculate the reaction products over this oxide after at least partial removal of CO₂ and H₂O. This process may also be used for the simultaneous reduction of metallic oxides to the metal. The reaction products consist essentially of H₂ and CO.

LAUDENKLOS, H. See abs. 3224, 3953, 3954, 3955, 3956.

LAUER, G. G. See abs. 195.