PATENTS

2099. MAIER, C. G. (Mountain Copper Co., Ltd.). Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen From Hydrocarbons. United States Patent 2,039,603, May 5, 1936; appl. filed May 7, 1932. Chem. Abs., vol. 30, 1936. p. 4279.

Gaseous product consisting essentially of CO and H2 and which is substantially free from CO2, H2O vapor, and unreacted hydrocarbon is produced from a suitably proportioned mixture of an O2-containing gas and hydrocarbon material, such as natural gas, by mixing the materials while the O2-containing gas is at a temperature sufficient to initiate reaction and passing the mixture in contact with a catalytic material, such as Ni on crystalline Al2O3, at sufficient velocity to prevent flame and which is gradually reduced as the mixture flows in contact with the catalyst but is maintained sufficient to prevent flame. Describes apparatus.