9.4 How can the production of dihydrogen, obtained from ‘coal gasification’, be increased?

 

Dihydrogen is produced by coal gasification method as: 

Cg + H2O(g)  1270 K CO(g) + H2(g)
(coal)

The yield of dihydrogen (obtained from coal gasification) can be increased by reacting carbon monoxide (formed during the reaction) with steam in the presence of iron chromate as a catalyst.

CO(g) + H2O(g)  Catalyst673 K CO2(g) + H2(g)

This reaction is called the water-gas shift reaction. Carbon dioxide is removed by scrubbing it with a solution of sodium arsenite.