What is hydrogenation? What is its industrial application?

What is hydrogenation? What is its industrial application?

Class 10ScienceCarbon and its Compounds

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The addition of hydrogen on the unsaturated compounds is known as hydrogenation. It is an additional reaction in the presence of Ni/Pt/Pd as catalyst. Unsaturated compounds convert into saturated compounds. Through this process, the vegetable oil is converted into ghee.

Ni-Catalyst