Which of the following is water-gas shift reaction?
Solution
The mixture of and is called as water gas. As the mixture of and is used for the synthesis of methanol and a number of hydrocarbons, it is also called 'syn gas' or synthesis gas.
The process of producing 'syn gas' from coal is called coal gasification.
The production of dihydrogen can be increased by reacting carbon monoxide with steam in the presence of iron chromate as a catalyst.
This is called water gas shift reaction.
Asked in: AP EAMCET 2019 (21 Apr Shift 2)
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