The Collegial Phenomenon : The Social Mechanisms of Cooperation Among Peers in a Corporate Law Partn

The soot content of a hydrogen and carbon monoxide-containing gas mixture obtained by the partial combustion of a hydrocarbonaceous fuel is substantially reduced by passing the partially-combusted gases through a soot-conversion zone maintained at an elevated temperature and pressure, and retarding the passage of soot particles through the zone for a sufficient period of time that the soot is substantially converted to carbon monoxide. An apparatus suitable for effecting soot-conversion is also disclosed.