Question

What is hydrogenation? What is its industrial application?

Answer 1

Answer:

The process in which unsaturated compounds reacts with hydrogen in the presence of catalyst to form saturated compounds are called hydrogenation. Industrial Application: ... Vegetable oil have long unsaturated carbon chains, which are converted into vegetable ghee i.e., saturated fatty acids.

Answer 2

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• Hydrogenation is a process or a chemical reaction between hydrogen and other compounds. It is usually done in the presence of catalysts: for example nickel, palladium or platinum. Hydrogenation is used mainly to saturate organic compounds.