1424. HIRSCH, E. [Conversion of Methane.] Mém. soc. ing. civils France, vol. 85, 1932, pp. 286-302; British Chem. Abs., 1932, B, p. 919; Chem. Abs., vol. 27, 1933, p. 2282.

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1424. HIRSCH, E. [Conversion of Methane.] Mém. Soc. Ing. Civils France, vol. 85, 1932, pp. 286-302; British Chem. Abs., 1932, B, p. 919; Chem. Abs., vol. 27, 1933, p. 2282.

Experimental data on the critical temperature range, rate of flow through the reaction chamber, and the optimum H₂O:vapor ratio are given for the conversion of CH₄ in natural and coke-oven gas into H₂ or H₂-CO mixtures suitable for synthesis purposes. The difficulty of maintaining the strongly endothermic reaction at 1,200° is met by the use of specially designed regenerative heat exchangers.