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Hydrotreating vs Hydrogenation - What's the difference?

hydrotreating | hydrogenation |

In chemistry terms the difference between hydrotreating and hydrogenation

is that hydrotreating is a chemical engineering process in which reaction with hydrogen is used to remove impurities, especially as part of oil refining while hydrogenation is the chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.

As a verb hydrotreating

is present participle of lang=en.

hydrotreating

English

Verb

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  • Noun

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  • (chemistry) A chemical engineering process in which reaction with hydrogen is used to remove impurities, especially as part of oil refining
  • hydrogenation

    English

    Noun

  • (chemistry) the chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.