Question

The catalyst used in the manufacture of methanol from water gas is

Answer 1

Water-gas is a mixture of Carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. It is also known as synthesis gas.

It is widely used to produce methanol by the below-mentioned reaction:

$C{O}_2+H_2\to C{H}_{3}OH$
This reaction requires $ZnO$ and $C{r}_2{O}_3$ as catalyst which produces methanol with high selectivity $\left(99.8\%\right)$.