Return to Abstracts of Patents Return to Abstracts of Patents 500-749 Patent Abstracts621. ------. [ELWORTHY, H. S., AND WILLIAMSON, E. H.] Process of Producing Gas Rich in Methane. British Patent 190,201, May 14, 1905. Chem. Abs., vol. 2, 1908, p. 1211. Gas rich in CH4 is produced by leading a mixture of H2 and CO or CO2, or both, over metallic Ni-CO+3 H2=CH4+H2O: CO2+4 H2=CH4+2 H2O. The CO and CO2 in various commercial gases may be so treated. |