10th Class Science Carbon and its Compounds / कार्बन और उसके यौगिक

  • question_answer 25)
    What is hydrogenation ? What is its industrial application ?                       

    Answer:

    Addition of hydrogen to an unsaturated carbon compound is called hydrogenation reaction In industry, hydrogenation reaction is used for preparing vegetable ghee from vegetable oils. Vegetable oils such as groundnut oil, cotton seed oil, which contain double bonds in their molecules, are converted into ghee by hydrogenation in the presence of Ni. The process of converting a vegetable oil into a solid fat (vegetable ghee) is called hydrogenation of oil.  


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