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To: BMWIN who wrote (3098)	9/13/1998 1:52:00 PM
From: Urlman	Respond to of 5827

Bob, they have been working on it for many years, here's the info patents.ibm.com >>>ABSTRACT: This invention concerns a process for the catalytic partial oxidation of a hydrocarbon feedstock. The process comprises contacting a feed mixture comprising the hydrocarbon feedstock and an oxygen-containing gas, which feed mixture also comprises nitrogen, with a catalyst capable of catalyzing the partial oxidation of the hydrocarbon feedstock, wherein the feed mixture also comprises a sulfur-containing compound. This process allows sulfur-containing hydrocarbon feedstocks to be processed without first undergoing a sulfur removal treatment. Accordingly, a process for the preparation of carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock comprises subjecting the hydrocarbon feedstock in a first stage to a catalytic partial oxidation process as described above and subjecting at least a portion of the product of the first stage in a second stage to a desulfurization process.<<<

To: BMWIN who wrote (3098)	9/18/1998 1:01:00 PM
From: BMWIN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5827

from calstart.com 09/18/98 - Mercedes' New Calif. Lab to Test EVs, Fuel Cell EVs Long Beach, Calif. - Mercedes-Benz of North America is opening a new $6 million emissions-testing laboratory in Long Beach that will also test the automaker's future EVs and fuel-cell powered EVs, reports the Los Angeles Times. The German automaker will also use the lab to test pre-production vehicles and do quality-assurance testing on its line of automobiles and sport-utility vehicles (SUVs). The facility also contains one of the auto industry's first four-wheel-drive dynamometers, which may be used to test all-wheel-drive passenger vehicles and four-wheel drive trucks and SUVs. The new 21,000-square-foot Long Beach facility replaces an 8,000-square-foot facility in Carson the automaker operated for 25 years. California represents Mercedes-Benz's largest market.