2530. ------. [NIELSEN, H., AND LAING, B.] Hydrogen From Water Gas. British Patent 342,817, Nov. 22, 1929. Chem. Abs., vol. 25, 1931, p. 4388.

Water gas, obtained as described in British Patent 292,060 (abs. 2529) or by gasifying coke obtained by high-temperature distillation from fuel of 0.03- to 2.0- in. cube, may have its CH₄ content converted by steam in the presence of a catalyst to CO and H₂, or its CO converted to CO₂ with production of H₂. Water gas from low-temperature distillation semicoke may be catalytically converted to obtain higher paraffin hydrocarbons, and CH₄ formed may be removed and converted to H₂, CO, and CO₂.