2511. ------. [NATTA, G.]. Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide Mixtures for Synthesis of Organic Compounds. British Patent 330,918, Mar. 11, 1929. Chem. Abs., vol. 24, 1930, p. 5765.

Mixture of O₂ and H₂O vapor, not >1 vol. of O₂ to 2 vol. of H₂O vapor, is passed over C at a temperature not execeeding 750° and CO₂ is removed to obtain a mixture containing H₂, 2 and CO, 1 vol. By preheating the O₂ and H₂O vapor and using a temperature <700°, a mixture of H₂, 3 and CO, 1 vol. is obtained. Pressures up to 20 atm. may be used, and the gas mixtures obtained may be used for the synthesis of hydrocarbons, MeOH, and other O-containing organic compounds.