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An industrial method of preparation of methanol is

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cathalytic reduciton of carbon monoxide in presence of `ZnO-Cr_(2)O_(3)`

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by reacting methane with steam at `900^(@)C` with a nickel catayst

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by reducing formaldehyde with lithium aluminium hydride

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by reacting formaldehyde with aqueous sodium hydroxides solution

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`ubrace(CO+H_(2))_("water gas")+H_(2)overset(Cr_(2)O_(3)-ZnO)underset(300^(@)C)rarrunderset(Methanol)(CH_(3)OH)`
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