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Question
How can production of hydrogen from water gas be increased by using water gas shift reaction?
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Solution
Water-gas shift reaction: The water-gas shift reaction is a chemical reaction in which carbon monoxide reacts with steam in the presence of a catalyst to form carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
\[\ce{CO + H2 + H2O -> CO2 + 2H2}\]
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