(under subclass 127.3) Process in which a compound included in the feedstock to the process is changed to another compound.
(1) Note. The resulting compound may be methane or the entire reaction may be concerned with a compound other than methane, for example, an impurity compound in a mainly-methane stream may be reacted to remove it or make it less objectionable.
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198.3, for a process wherein an impurity is removed after chemical conversion of methane to a different gaseous composition.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
585, Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds,
700+, for synthesis of methane as a relatively pure compound.
