Question

Which catalyst is used in synthesis of acetic acid by monsanto process?

Answer 1

Tʜᴇ Mᴏɴsᴀɴᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ. Mᴇᴛʜᴀɴᴏʟ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ sʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs ɢᴀs ("sʏɴ ɢᴀs", ᴀ CO/H2⃣ ᴍɪxᴛᴜʀᴇ), ɪs ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴍᴏɴᴏxɪᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʟʏsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀғғᴏʀᴅ ᴀᴄᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ.