Which gas is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric acid and methanol?

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Methanol { ${CH}_{3} OH$ } — It is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable, organic liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odor.
It is also known as wood alcohol or wood spirit and is considered an alternative fuel under the energy policy act of 1992
As an engine fuel, methanol has chemical and physical fuel properties similar to ethanol
Methanol has produced from synthesis gas [ carbon monoxide and hydrogen ] itself derived from oil, coal, or, increasingly, biomass
Hydrochloric acid [HCl] — it is also known as muriatic acid, is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride
It is classified as a strong acid
it is a colorless solution with a distinctively pungent smell
It is a component of the gastric acid in the digestive systems of most animal species, including humans
it is formed by the direct combination of chlorine gas and hydrogen gas the reaction is rapid at temperatures above 250 C
Thus, Hydrogen gas is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric acid and methanol

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