Question

Hydrogenation of vegetable oils in the presence of finely divided Nickel as catalyst. The reaction is:

• A. Heterogeneous catalysis
• B. Homogenous catalysis
• C. Enzyme catalysed reaction
• D. Liquid catalysed reaction

Answer 1

The correct option is A Heterogeneous catalysis

The process in which reactants and catalyst are in different phases is called heterogenous catalysis
Vegetable Oil (l) + $H_2$ (g) $\underset{△}{\overset{Ni\left(s\right)}{\to }}$ Vegetable ghee (s)