Question

wht is hydrogenation? what is its industrial application.

Answer 1

Hydrogenation is the chemical reaction between hydrogen and other compounds in the presence of catalyst. Hydrogenation is used mainly to reduce saturated hydrocarbons. Hydrogenation is an addition reaction.

Answer 2

What is hydrogenation? What is its industrial application?

Hydrogenation is nothing but an addition of hydrogen to an unsaturated hydrocarbon to make it a saturated hydrocarbon on the presence of a catalyst .

The applications of hydrogenation are as follows :-

(i) To convert alkenes to alkanes .

(ii) To convert alkenes to alkanes .

(iii) To convert vegetable oils to ghee.

(iv) Other economical reactions.