Question 12:
What is hydrogenation? What is its industrial application?
Answer:
Hydrogenation is the process of addition of hydrogen. Unsaturated hydrocarbons are
added with hydrogen in the presence of palladium and nickel catalysts to give
saturated hydrocarbons.
This reaction is applied in the hydrogenation of vegetables oils, which contain long
chains of unsaturated carbons.
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