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Chemistry · L3 · Hydrogenation of Vegetable Oil to Margarine

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How a nickel catalyst adds hydrogen across C=C double bonds to turn liquid vegetable oil into solid or semi-solid margarine.

by @openstemUpdated Chemistry
Liquid vegetable oil: fat molecules with C=C double bondsHydrogen gas added over a nickel catalystMargarine: fewer C=C double bonds, packs more tightly, solid at room temperature

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