2216. ------. [MERCIER, J.] Hydrocarbons From Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen. Canadian Patent 299,868, May 6, 1930. Chem. Zentralb., 1933, I, p. 4520.

CO and H₂ are heated at about 500° C. and expanded and cooled simultaneously to 180°-300° C. without transition. Steam is present and H₂ is produced from it. Metals of the Fe group in granules or carriers such as Al₂O₃, CaO, MgO or as sulfides are used as catalyst. The heavy hydrocarbons separated are reheated with a mixture of CO and H_2, and the same cycle of treatment is used.