906. GUTHRIE, R. G., AND WILBOR, O. J. (Peoples Gas Byproducts Corp.). Re-Forming Fuel Gases for Use in the Bright Heat-Treatment of Metals. United States Patent 2,164,403. July 4, 1939: appl. filed Mar. 31. 1937. Chem. Abs., vol. 33. 1939. p. 8390.

Patent Abstracts

Method of reforming fuel gas of known composition containing hydrocarbon constituents that are combinable with H₂O vapor to render it suitable for use as an atmosphere for the bright heat treatment of metals comprises intimately agitating the fuel gas in contact with a relatively stationary body of H₂O to produce substantially complete saturation of the gas with H₂O vapor at a predetermined temperature and a predetermined pressure, the temperature and pressure being such with respect to the combinable hydrocarbons present in the gas that the ratio of H₂O vapor to combinable hydrocarbons present in the saturated gas is substantially exact for complete reaction of all of the H₂O vapor with all of the combustible hydrocarbon constituents to produce CO and H₂, and then subjecting the saturated gas to reforming temperature to reform the hydrocarbons and H₂O vapor into CO and H₂. Prescribes apparatus.

GUY, W. R. F. See abs. 2093.