Commercial scale production of hydrogen from iron-steam reaction
represented by,
3Fe + 3H2O = Fe3O4 + 4H2
, is not practised, as it is
(A) A slow reaction
(B) A discontinuous reaction (requiring regeneration of iron by water gas
intermittently)
(C) Still in development stage (by employing fluidised bed technique)
(D) All (A), (B) and (C)

1 Answer

Answer :

(D) All (A), (B) and (C)

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