CO Combustion Reaction: What's the Chemical Reaction?

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Looking for byproduct of burning CO
First time poster and also chemistry layman. I am starting on a new job building a carbon monoxide boiler in an oil refinery. As the construction contractor, we don't get into the operation/process of the equipment we build.

I have found online that CO becomes combustible at around 1400F. However, I haven't been able to find the chemical reaction for this process, and what the byproduct is.

Is anyone familiar with this reaction or can anyone point me to the correct literature?
 
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Carbon monoxide burns in oxygen to produce carbon dioxide. I’m not sure what other information you want, but googling carbon monoxide combustion is probably a good start. Feel free to come back with more specific questions.
 
btk87 said:
Summary:: Looking for byproduct of burning CO

First time poster and also chemistry layman. I am starting on a new job building a carbon monoxide boiler in an oil refinery. As the construction contractor, we don't get into the operation/process of the equipment we build.

I have found online that CO becomes combustible at around 1400F. However, I haven't been able to find the chemical reaction for this process, and what the byproduct is.

Is anyone familiar with this reaction or can anyone point me to the correct literature?
I hope you are using nickel combustion chambers or ceramic ones as iron and its various steels react with CO at elevated temperatures. Even stainless reacts!