Consider the following substances : I. Ethanol II. Nitroglycerine III. Urea Coal gasification technology can be used in the production of how many of them?
A
Only one
B
Only two
Correct answer
C
All the three
D
None
Explanation
Coal gasification turns coal into syngas, a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, which is a feedstock for chemicals. Syngas can be converted into ethanol, and its hydrogen is used to make ammonia, from which urea is produced (as planned at the Talcher fertiliser plant in Odisha). Nitroglycerine is made by nitrating glycerol and is not a coal-gasification product. So two of them.
Chemical CompoundsNitrogen-containing Compoundsethanolnitroglycerineureacoal tarnitrogen compounds