Question

The alcohol manufactured from water gas is

• A. $CH_3OH$
• B. $C_2H_5OH$
• C. $CH_3CH_2CH_2OH$
• D. $(CH_3)_2CHOH$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$CH_3OH$

Answer 2

Methyl alcohol is manufactured from water gas. In this process, water gas (an equimolar mixture of $CO$ and $H _{2}$ ) is heated with half its volume of hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. $\underset{\text{water gas}}{CO +H_2+H_2} {A ->[{CrO_3-ZnO}][{300- 400^{\circ}C}] \underset{Methyl Alcohol(Patart Process)}{CH3OH}}$