Return to Abstracts of Patents Return to Abstracts of Patents 250-499 Patent Abstracts408. ------. [COMPAGNIE DE BÉTHUNE ] Hydrocarbons and Alcohols. British Patent 255,829. July 27, 1925. Chem. Abs., vol. 21, 1927, p. 2978. Specifics producing hydrocarbon oils resembling petroleum by heating CH4 or a gas containing CH4 to 200º-600º under pressure in the presence of a catalyst such as Fe2O3 or a suitable mixture of metal oxides or metals. H2 or some O2 promotes the reaction. |