Question

Hydrogen gas is used for the manufacture of methanol.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Water-gas (CO+ H₂) is the combination of Carbon monoxide (CO) and Hydrogen (H₂)

In the presence of catalyst ZnO (Zinc oxide) and (Chromium oxide), water gas results in the

production of methanol.

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\stackrel{\mathrm{ZnO}/{\mathrm{Cr}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3}{\to }{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ \mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{Hydrogen}\mathrm{Methanol} \\ \mathrm{Monooxide} \end{gathered}$$

Final answer: True, Hydrogen gas is used for the manufacture of methanol.