Question

The alcohol manufactured from water gas is :

• A. ethanol
• B. methanol
• C. isobutanol
• D. butanol

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

methanol

Answer 2

Methanol is commercially obtained by catalytic hydrogenation of water gas $\left( CO + H _{2}\right)$ $CO +2H_2 \xrightarrow[Cuo/Zno /Cr_2O_3]{573\,K ;200 \,atm} CH_3OH$ Ethanol is commercially obtained either by hydration of ethene or fermentation of carbohydrates.