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The process by which methanol is decomposed into carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas in the catalytic cracking reaction is considered to be applicable to a variety of fields, such as for methods producing materials for C1-chemistry or supplying new energy sources for city gas etc. The needs for the practical application of the process will increase more intensely than before with a stabilized methanol supply and reducing its cost. Since the R & D work catalysts for methanol cracking in 1979, the authors have devoted themselves to the development of the process further through micro-reactor tests and bench-scale tests, have confirmed the advantage of the process by pilot plant operations in 1984, and obtained techniques for the practical application of the process. The new mini-plant has been constructed based on the test results of the process obtained so far, and sales activity is being deployed. The report presents: (1) Features of the catalyst for methanol cracking developed by MHI; (2) Features and product yield of the methanol cracking reaction; (3) Simulator for optimum design of reactors for methanol cracking; (4) Operatability of the plant; (5) Feasibility studies of commercial plants.