Question

what is hydrogenation? what is its industrial application

Answer 1

Unsaturated hydrocarbons add hydrogen in the presence of catalysts such as palladium or nickel to give saturated hydrocarbons this is called hydrogenation .

Industrial application:
It is used in hydrogenation of vegetable oil into vegetable ghee.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Hydrogenation is the chemical reaction between hydrogen and other compounds in the presence of  catalyst. Industrial application: Hydrogenation is used in many industrial applications. For example; in  Petrochemical Industry, hydrogenation is used to convert alkenes into alkanes (paraffins) and  cycloalkanes.