Description : What is the Thiele modulus of the solid catalysed first order reaction as shown in the bellow figure, if the pore diffusion offers negligible resistance to reaction? (A) < 5 (B) < 0.5 (C) > 1 (D) 5
Last Answer : (B) < 0.5
Description : Effectiveness factor (E) of a catalyst pellet is defined as, E = (actual rate within pore of the catalyst)/(rate if not snowed by pore diffusion), Effectiveness factor for a first order reaction is given by (where, T = Thiele modulus) (A) tan hT/T (B) tan T/T (C) tan hT/tan T (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) tan hT/T
Description : The effectiveness factor for large value of Thiele modulus [L√(K/D1 )] of a solid catalysed first order reaction is equal to (where, L = length of the reactor, cm, D1 = diffusion co-efficient, cm2 /second). (A) L √(K/D1 ) (B) 1/[L√(K/D1 )] (C) 1 (D) ∞
Last Answer : (B) 1/[L√(K/D1 )]
Description : A spherical porous catalyst particle of radius R is subjected to reactant A which reacts to form B by a zero order surface reaction A → B. Film mass transfer resistance is negligible and pore diffusion of A ... (D) Effectiveness factor for a zero order reaction cannot be 7/8 as it must always be 1
Last Answer : (A) Inner catalyst core of radius R/8 does not participate in reaction (
Description : Effectiveness factor of a catalyst pellet is a measure of the __________ resistance. (A) Pore diffusion (B) Gas film (C) Chemical reaction (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Pore diffusion
Description : For a first order chemical reaction in a porous catalyst, the Thiele modulus is 10. The effectiveness factor is approximately equal to (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 0.1 (D) 0.5
Last Answer : (C) 0.1
Description : Which of the following is not a dimension-less group used in catalysis? (Where, D = dispersion co-efficient, cm2 /sec.D1 = diffusion co-efficient; cm2 /sec L = length of the reactor, cm t = time, sec, v = volumetric ... (D/vL) (B) Reduced time (vt/V) (C) Thiele modulus L √(k/D1 ) (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Bulk diffusion in catalyst pore __________ with increase in pressure. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Increases exponentially
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : Which of the following factors control the deactivation of a porous catalyst pellet? (A) Decay reactions (B) Pore diffusion (C) Form of surface attack by poison (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : The importance of diffusion in a catalyst are increased by (A) Large catalyst particle size (B) An active surface of the catalyst (C) Small pore diameter (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : If pore diffusion is the controlling step in a solid catalysed reaction, the catalyst (A) Porosity is very important (B) Porosity is of less importance (C) Internal surface area is utilised efficiently (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Porosity is of less importance
Description : McCabe-Thiele method of binary distillation does not assume that the (A) Sensible heat changes are negligible compared with latent heat changes (B) Molar latent heats of all components are equal (C) Heat of mixing is negligible (D) None of these
Description : Which of the following resistances is not involved in a gas phase catalytic (gas-solid) reaction? (A) Ash resistance (B) Gas film and pore surface diffusion resistances for reactants (C) Surface phenomenon resistance (D) Gas film and pore surface diffusion resistances for products
Last Answer : (A) Ash resistance
Description : Helium-mercury method can be used to determine the __________ of the catalyst particle. (A) Pore volume (B) Solid density (C) Porosity (D) All (A), (B), & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B), & (C)
Description : Helium-mercury method is used for the measurement of the __________ of the catalyst. (A) Surface area (B) Porosity (C) Pore volume (D) Both (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) & (C)
Description : . B.E.T. method can be used to determine the __________ of a porous catalyst. (A) Solid density (B) Pore volume (C) Surface area (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (C) Surface area
Description : Brunauer, Emmet and Teller (BET) equation is used to determine the specific surface area of a porous particle but not the pore volume & the porosity of the catalyst bed. Which of the following postulates ... (except the first one) is involved in each of the evaporation process (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) There is no dynamic equilibrium between successive layer
Description : For an incompressible fluid, the bulk modulus of elasticity is (A) 5 kg/m3 (B) ∞ N/m2 (C) 1 N (D) 0 N/m
Last Answer : (B) ∞ N/m2
Description : If a solid-gas non-catalytic reaction occurs at very high temperature, the rate controlling step is the __________ diffusion. (A) Film (B) Ash layer (C) Pore (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Film
Description : The value of NA/(NA + NB), for steady state equimolal counter diffusion of two gases 'A' and 'B' is (A) 1 (B) ∞ (C) 0.5
Last Answer : (B) ∞
Description : The value of NA/(NA + NB) for steady state molecular diffusion of gas 'A' through non-diffusing gas 'B' is (A) 1 (B) ∞ (C) 0.5 (D) 2
Last Answer : (A) 1
Description : The Knudsen diffusivity is dependent on the (A) Molecular velocity only (B) Pore radius of the catalyst only (C) Molecular mean free path only (D) Molecular velocity and pore radius of the catalyst
Last Answer : (D) Molecular velocity and pore radius of the catalyst
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) A lower temperature favours the reaction of lower activation energy (B) The dispersion number for a reactor/vessel is uL/D (C) The rate controlling step in ... step (D) Pore volume and porosity of a catalyst is measured by BrunauerEmmett-Teller (BET) technique
Last Answer : (A) A lower temperature favours the reaction of lower activation energy
Description : In solid catalysed reactions the diffusional effects are more likely to affect the overall rate of reaction for (A) Fast reactions in catalyst of small pore diameter (B) Fast reaction in catalyst ... reactions in catalyst of small pore diameter (D) Slow reactions in catalyst of large pore diameter
Last Answer : (C) Slow reactions in catalyst of small pore diameter
Description : If the catalyst pore size is small in comparison with the mean free path, collisions with the pore wall controls the process'. The diffusivity under this condition is called 'Knudsen diffusivity', which is affected by the (A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Temperature
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Exit age description function (E) and internal age distribution function (I) are related as, E = -(dI/dθ) (B) Chemisorption studies are useful in the ... energy (D) A catalyst increases the potential energy barrier over which the reactants must pass to form products
Last Answer : (D) A catalyst increases the potential energy barrier over which the reactants must pass to form products
Description : BET apparatus is used to determine the (A) Specific surface of a porous catalyst (B) Pore size distribution (C) Pore diameter (D) Porosity of the catalyst bed
Last Answer : (A) Specific surface of a porous catalyst
Description : Which one is the rate controlling step in a solid-gas non-catalytic reaction occurring at very high temperature? (A) Pore diffusion (B) Film diffusion (C) Ash layer diffusion (D) Chemical reaction
Last Answer : (B) Film diffusion
Description : If the pore diffusion controls in a catalytic reaction, the apparent activation energy Ea is equal to (A) The intrinsic activation energy E (B) (E + ED) where ED is activation due to diffusion (C) (E + ED)/2 (D) ED/2
Last Answer : (D) ED/2
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Different solids have different equilibrium moisture curves (B) Total condenser or reboiler is considered equivalent to one theoretical plate in McCabe-Thiele method of ... (D) Even a forced draft cooling tower cannot cool water below the wet bulb temperature
Last Answer : (C) Heat removal load on cooler remains constant, even with increase of the reflux ratio in a distillation column
Description : In McCabe-Thiele method of theoretical plate calculation for a distillation column, the operating lines of stripping and rectifying sections coincide with the diagonal at __________ reflux. (A) Total (B) Minimum (C) Operating (D) Maximum permissible
Last Answer : (A) Total
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 : If f = moles of vapour present per mole of feed, then the slope of feed line is (McCabe-Thiele method) (A) (1 - f)/f (B) - (f - 1)/f (C) -1/f (D) -f/(1 - f)
Last Answer : (C) -1/f
Description : When the psychometric ratio is __________ then the adiabatic saturation temperature and wet bulb temperature becomes equal. (A) 1 (B) < 1 (C) > 1 (D) ∞
Description : In the equation, PVn = constant, if the value of n = ± ∞, then it represents a reversible __________ process. (A) Adiabatic (B) Isometric (C) Isentropic (D) Isothermal
Last Answer : (B) Isometric
Description : Pore size of the molecular sieve 5A is __________ mm. (A) 5 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.05 (D) 50
Last Answer : (B) 0.5
Description : A first order reaction A → B occurs in an isothermal porous catalyst pellet of spherical shape. If the concentration of A at the centre of the pellet is much less than at the external surface, the ... A) Diffusion within the pellet (B) Reaction (C) External mass transfer (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (A) Diffusion within the pellet
Description : Molar heat capacity of water in equilibrium with ice at constant pressure is __________ Kcal/kg mole. °K (A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) 50 (D) 100
Description : The rough value of diffusion co-efficient of water vapor into air at 25°C may be about __________ cm2 /sec. (A) 0.25 (B) 2.5 (C) 1.25 (D) 0.0025
Last Answer : (A) 0.25
Description : Use of catalyst is a must in the ammonia manufacture, because the reaction is reversible as well as the heat of dissociation of N2 & H2 is high. The presence of promoter along with the catalyst helps in ... B) Increasing the effectiveness (C) Improving the strength & heat resistance (D) All a, b & c
Last Answer : (D) All a, b & c
Description : In a 1-1 concurrent heat exchanger, if the tube side fluid outlet temperature is equal to the shell side fluid outlet temperature, then the LMTD is (A) ∞ (B) 0 ... temperature (D) Equal to the difference between hot fluid inlet temperature and cold fluid outlet temperature
Last Answer : (B) 0
Description : Strain energy of a member may be equated to (A) Average resistance × displacement (B) ½ stress × strain × area of its cross-section (C) ½ stress × strain × volume of the member (D) ½ (stress)2 × volume of the member + Young's modulus E
Last Answer : (D) ½ (stress)2 × volume of the member + Young's modulus E
Description : For the non catalytic reaction of particles with surrounding fluid, the same needed to achieve the same fractional conversion for particles of different unchanging sizes is proportional to the particle diameter, when the ... through ash layer (C) Chemical reaction (D) Either (A), (B) or (C)
Last Answer : (C) Chemical reaction
Description : For the non-catalytic reaction of particles with surrounding fluid, the time needed to achieve the same fractional conversion for particles of different but unchanging sizes is proportional to the square of particle diameter, ... through ash layer (C) Chemical reaction (D) Either (A), (B) or (C)
Last Answer : (B) Diffusion through ash layer
Description : In distillation column design, the McCabe-Thiele procedure is inadequate and a Ponchan-Savarit procedure is needed, when (A) Saturated feed is not used (B) An azeotrope forms (C) The latent ... vaporisation of the more and less volatile components are greatly different (D) A total condenser is used
Last Answer : (D) A total condenser is used
Description : Which of the following unit operations makes use of Thiele-Geddes equation? (A) Liquid-liquid extraction (B) Solid-liquid extraction (C) Multi-component absorption with chemical reaction (D) Multi-component distillation
Last Answer : (D) Multi-component distillation
Description : In McCabe-Thiele method, at infinite reflux ratio (A) The overhead product is minimum (B) Both the operating lines coincide with diagonal (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (A) The overhead product is minimum
Description : Which of the following assumes constant molal vaporisation and overflow? (A) McCabe-Thiele method (B) Ponchan-Savarit method (C) Enthalpy concentration method (D) Plate absorption column
Last Answer : (A) McCabe-Thiele method
Description : McCabe-Thiele method (A) Uses molal units for material and energy balance (B) Uses weight fractions to express liquid and vapour composition (C) Can use any type of units (D) Is more accurate than Ponchon-Savarit method
Last Answer : (A) Uses molal units for material and energy balance
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Ponchan-Savarit method is more accurate than McCabe-Thiele method to determine the number of theoretical stages required for the separation of ... Flash distillation is suitable for separating components which have very close boiling temperature
Last Answer : (A) Ponchan-Savarit method is more accurate than McCabe-Thiele method to determine the number of theoretical stages required for the separation of nonideal binary system by distillation