Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Critical moisture content is not a property of the material itself (B) A sharp increase in pressure drop gives an indication of the flooding in a ... unity (D) Dehydration of ethyl alcohol is most economically done by molecular distillation at very high vacuum
Last Answer : (D) Dehydration of ethyl alcohol is most economically done by molecular distillation at very high vacuum
Description : Water-ethyl alcohol solution can be concentrated (in respect of alcohol concentration) by __________ distillation. (A) Atmospheric (B) Vacuum (C) High pressure (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Vacuum
Description : ADDUCTS' and 'CLATHRATES' are used in case of (A) Extractive distillation (B) Crystallisation (C) Absorption (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Crystallisation
Description : Duhring’s rule is important in solving problems on (A) Distillation (B) Crystallisation (C) Evaporation (D) Humidification
Last Answer : (C) Evaporation
Description : Which of the following pair of isomers can not be separated by fractional crystallisation or fractional distillation:
Last Answer : Which of the following pair of isomers can not be separated by fractional crystallisation or fractional ... )-lactic acid and (-) -lactic acid
Description : Cooking oil can be converted into vegetable ghee by the process of 1. hydrogenation 2. distillation 3. crystallisation 4. reduction The correct processes are: (a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 and 4
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Camphor can easily be purified by the process of (a) Sublimation (b) Distillation (c) Crystallisation (d) Sedimentation
Description : The method used for preparing tincture from the mucilaginous and gummy substances from vegetable or animal kingdom is Options: 1) Distillation 2) Sublimation 3) Maceration 4) Crystallisation
Last Answer : Correct Answer: 3) Maceration
Description : Impure camphor is purified by (1) sublimation (2) fractional crystallisation (3) fractional distillation (4) steam distillation
Last Answer : sublimation
Description : The driving potential for the crystal growth during crystallisation is the __________ of the solution. (A) Concentration (B) Viscosity (C) Super-saturation (D) Density
Last Answer : (C) Super-saturation
Description : Out of two equilibrium curves, first one lies above the diagonal and the second lies below the diagonal in the x-y plot. It means that separation by distillation is (A) Not possible in the second ... (C) More readily done in the second case compared to first one (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) More readily done in the second case compared to first one
Description : The process used for the manufacture of ethyl alcohol from molasses is (A) Distillation (B) Dehydration (C) Dehydrogenation (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Fluorosis (a bone disease) is caused by the presence of high concentration of __________ in atmospheric air. (A) Hydrocarbons (B) Hydrogen fluoride (C) Hydrogen sulphides (D) Nitrogen dioxide
Last Answer : (B) Hydrogen fluoride
Description : Cheese and yoghurt are products of: (a) Pasteurization (b) Fermentation (c) Dehydration (d) Distillation
Last Answer : Ans. ((b))
Description : Design calculation for multiple component distillation is done by (A) Ponchon-Savarit method (B) McCabe-Thiele method (C) Enthalpy concentration method (D) Tray to tray calculations
Last Answer : (D) Tray to tray calculations
Description : Atmospheric corrosion of metals result from their (A) Slow oxidation (B) Fast oxidation (C) Fast hydration (D) Slow dehydration
Last Answer : (A) Slow oxidation
Description : Crude oil is subjected to vacuum distillation in the last stage, because (A) High boiling point products like heavy fuel oil & lubricating oils are heat sensitive and may decompose (B) Lighter/low ... prone to thermal decomposition (C) High purity products can be obtained thereby (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) High boiling point products like heavy fuel oil & lubricating oils are heat sensitive and may decompose
Description : The terminology used for the bottom most product from the vacuum crude distillation unit is (A) Residual crude (B) Residuum (C) Reduced crude (D) Petrolatum
Last Answer : (B) Residuum
Description : The main use of heavy gas oil produced by the vacuum distillation unit is as a (A) Blending component for kerosene (B) Blending component for petrol (C) Feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit
Description : Vacuum maintained in the vacuum distillation column in oil refinery is in the range of about __________ mm Hg absolute. (A) 1 to 5 (B) 30 to 80
Last Answer : (B) 30 to 80
Description : Catalytic cracking compared to thermal cracking of residue of vacuum distillation of crude oil (A) Gives higher yield of petrol (B) Lower octane number of petrol (C) Higher sulphur content in the product (D) Higher gum forming material in petro
Last Answer : (A) Gives higher yield of petrol
Description : Vacuum maintained in the vacuum distillation tower of the crude distillation plant is about __________ mm Hg (absolute). (A) 5-10 (B) 30-80 (C) 150-250 (D) 350-400
Last Answer : (B) 30-80
Description : The vacuum maintained in vacuum distillation unit for reduced crude is about __________ mm Hg. (A) 1.2 (B) 12 (C) 120 (D) 700
Last Answer : (C) 120
Description : Use of packed towers for distillation is generally limited to the (A) Small sizes (B) Multi-component distillation (C) High pressure operation (D) Vacuum distillation
Last Answer : (A) Small sizes
Description : In the layout plan for a vacuum distillation unit, operating at 60 mm Hg, supported by a barometric condenser, the appropriate place for the location of vacuum drum for collecting the distillate will be ... metres above the ground (C) 5 metres above ground (D) 10 metres above ground
Last Answer : (A) At ground level
Description : Glycerine is recovered from lye by (A) Evaporation followed by vacuum distillation (B) Liquid extraction technique (C) Extractive distillation technique (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Evaporation followed by vacuum distillation
Description : Bottom product of atmospheric pressure crude oil distillation column is termed as (A) Reduced crude (B) Heavy ends (C) Asphalt (D) Residuum
Last Answer : (A) Reduced crude
Description : In the atmospheric pressure crude distillation, the content of __________ from lighter fraction to heavier ones. (A) Sulphur increases (B) Sulphur decreases (C) Nitrogen decreases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Sulphur increases
Description : Flash point of atmospheric distillation residue is determined by __________ apparatus. (A) Pensky-Martens (closed cup type) (B) Abel (C) Cleveland (open cup type) (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Cleveland (open cup type)
Description : Steam distillation is not recommended to be used, if the (A) Azeotropic mixture is to be separated and the final product is miscible with water (B) Liquids decompose, if ... unstable or has the tendency to react with other components associated with it, at the boiling temperature
Last Answer : (A) Azeotropic mixture is to be separated and the final product is miscible with water
Description : Raw materials for nitric acid manufacture are (A) Hydrogen peroxide, air and water (B) Anhydrous ammonia and air (C) Anhydrous ammonia, air and water (D) Wet ammonia, air and water
Last Answer : (C) Anhydrous ammonia, air and water
Description : Which of the following is used as a coagulant in water treatment? (A) Chloramine (B) Chlorine (C) Ferrous sulphate (D) Hydrogen peroxide
Last Answer : (C) Ferrous sulphate
Description : How can you separate hydrogen peroxide into hydrogen and oxygen?
Last Answer : This is easily done. Just expose hydrogen peroxide to air. The oxygen in the air will oxidize the hydrogen peroxide into its component gases. It happens far too slowly for industrial or most other ... nor oxygen is produced in this manner in industry. The enzyme catalyst is called catalase .
Description : Which of the following fractions of a crude oil will have the maximum gravity API (i.e. °API)? (A) Diesel (B) Gasoline (C) Atmospheric gas oil (D) Vacuum gas oil
Last Answer : (C) Atmospheric gas oil
Description : Higher boiling fractions like atmospheric residue is distilled under vacuum at low temperature because at high temperature, there is a tendency of the predominance of (A) Thermal cracking (B) Gum formation (C) Coking (D) Discoloration
Last Answer : (C) Coking
Description : The capacity of double-effect evaporator is less than half of the capacity of two single effects, each of which is operating over same terminal temperature difference, when the (A) Solution has ... B) Evaporators operate under vacuum (C) Evaporators operate at atmospheric pressure (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Solution has an elevation of boiling point
Description : Manometers measure the __________ pressure. (A) Vacuum as well as the atmospheric (B) Difference in (C) Absolute (D) Gage
Last Answer : (B) Difference in
Description : A compressor that takes suction at a pressure below atmospheric and discharge against atmospheric pressure is called a __________ pump. (A) Sump (B) Volute (C) Vacuum (D) Submerged
Last Answer : (C) Vacuum
Description : The assumption made in Elis method in distillation is that enthalpy concentration lines of vapor and liquid are (A) Parallel (B) Straight (C) Both parallel and straight (D) Neither parallel nor straight
Last Answer : (C) Both parallel and straight
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In the McCabe-Thiele diagram for binary distillation, vertical feed line represents saturated liquid feed and horizontal feed line represents saturated vapour feed (B) In ... layers over a flat plate are of equal thickness, if Schmidt number is equal to unity
Last Answer : (C) For Laminar flow over a plate of length L, the local mass transfer coefficient at a distance L from the leading edge is 1.5 × 10 -2m/s. Then the average mass transfer co-efficient for the plate is 2 × 10 -2m/s
Description : For a distillation column operating at minimum reflux, the (A) Concentration of liquid and vapour leaving a plate will be same (B) Reflux ratio will be maximum (C) Number of plates required will be maximum
Last Answer : (C) Number of plates required will be maximum
Description : When acetone is added in a two layer mixture of methyl isobutyl ketone and water at 30°C, the acetone distributes between the two layers and the composition of the layer follows two solubility curves. For this system ... at the concentration of the plait point (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Chamber process of sulphuric acid manufacture produces pure acid of concentration < 80% (B) Contact process of sulphuric acid manufacture produces pure acid of ... of 20% oleum (D) Contact process of sulphuric acid manufacture uses nickel as the catalyst
Last Answer : (D) Contact process of sulphuric acid manufacture uses nickel as the catalyst
Description : What kinds of problems have you had with hydrogen peroxide?
Last Answer : Never any problems with it. But I only use it once when I have an injury, to clean and disinfect immediately after the wound occurs. In other words, it is a first responder' sort of chemical. ... from being infected. Summary: Don't use Hydrogen Peroxide to excess. Once and that's all. No problem.
Description : Will hydrogen peroxide kill all flu germs?
Last Answer : I’m not a doctor, but I think it should be fine. I do things like that with rubbing alcohol. Plus, you’ve been around that virus all week, so you really shouldn’t worry in my opinion.
Description : Is Hydrogen Peroxide bad for your teeth?
Last Answer : No, it’s not harmful to your teeth. In fact, hydrogen peroxide is a common ingredient in tooth whitening kits and may already be in your toothpaste.
Description : Could a really hot surface (~ 500 degrees F) cause hydrogen peroxide to break down the same way that ultraviolet light does?
Last Answer : Its boiling point is 150 °C or 302 °F so it would cause it to boil away to vapour pretty quickly.
Description : Does hydrogen peroxide damage your hair at all?
Last Answer : I’m not sure I would try it…
Description : Does using hydrogen peroxide do lighten your eyebrows actually work?
Last Answer : Peroxide may turn them red, so I would be afraid to use it. My hairdresser has told me they are not allowed by law to dye eyebrows as it is too close to the eyes, so I’m not sure what you could use. Are you doing it yourself or going to a salon to have your hair bleached?
Description : Why doesn't hydrogen peroxide feel warm when it is put on a cut?
Last Answer : The amount of energy releases is the determining factor if you feel heat. For example, moss decomposing a rock has an exothermic reaction occurring, just not very fast and not releasing a lot of ... catalase in your blood cells and just breaking down into oxygen and bubbling up through the liquid.