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        It is evident from the results of experiments performed with a catalyst of reduced Ni base on kieselguhr under ordinary pressure and at a space velocity of 100 and using various mixtures of CO, H₂, and CH₄, that with all the mixtures analyzing at least 50% of CH₄, this gas is consume din various amounts, small at 190° but increasing until at 175° nearly 1 vol. of it is consumed for each 2 vol. of CO in spite of an excess of H₂ in the mixture of reagents.  The work summed up in this paper demonstrates that in the presence of suitable catalysts, CH₄ participates in the Fischer-synthesis reaction and in the conversion of aliphatic chains.