The water gas on reacting with cobalt as a catalyst forms

Methanol can be produced from syn gas (a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen) through a different process, mainly through synthesis reaction. In this process, syn gas is passed over a heterogeneous catalyst, at high temperatures and pressures.

$\mathop{\mathop{CO\left(g\right) + 2{H}_{2}\left(g\right)}_{⏟}}_{Watergas}\mathop{\to}_{catalyst}^{Cobalt}\mathop{{CH}_{3}OH\left(l\right)}_{Methanol}$