Methanol
Methanol, CH3OH, also known as ‘wood spirit’, was produced by
destructive distillation of wood Today, most of the methanol is
produced by catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide at high
pressure and temperature and in the presence of ZnO – Cr2O3
catalyst Methanol is a colourless liquid and boils at 337 K It is highly
poisonous in nature