Catalyst chamber and method for heating same

Claim 1

A METHOD FOR ENDOTHERMIC, CATALYTIC CONVERSION, WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF INTRODUCING A MATERIAL TO BE CONVERTED INTO A CONVERSION ZONE CHARGED WITH A CATALYST MATERIAL; PASSING HEAT OF CONVERSION INTO A FIRST PORTION OF SAID CONVERSION ZONE; VARYING THE HEAT INPUT TO SAID FIRST CCONVERION ZONE PORTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRAVITY OF EFFUENT MATERIAL FROM SAID CONVERSION ZONE; PROGRESIVELY EXTENDING TO AN ADDITIONAL PORTION OF SAID CONVERSION ZONE THE VOLUME INTO WHICH HEAT IS PASSED IN SERIES THROUGH SAID FIRST CONVERSION ZONE PORTION AS THE TEMPERATUJRE IN THE PRECEDING CONVERSION ZONE REACHES A PREDETERMINED TEMPERATURE; ALTERNATELY VARYING THE HEAT INPUT AND EXTENDING THE VOLUEM OF CONVERSION ZONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF EFFLUENT ADN TEMPERATURE OF THE HEATED COVERSION ZONE RESPECTIVELY; AND REMOVING CONVERSION PRODUCTS FROM SAID CONVERSION ZONE.