Steady state equimolal counter diffusion is encountered in
(A) Separation of a binary mixture by distillation
(B) Absorption of NH3
from air by water
(C) All liquid-liquid diffusion systems
(D) All liquid-solid diffusion systems
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Higher hold up of the solid in the rotary dryer results in better exposure of the solids to the gas (B) The 'Hatta number' is ... reflux in case of distillation operation requires infinite number of plates for a binary system separation
Last Answer : (C) For a non-reacting binary mixture of ideal gases, the partial pressure distribution of both components is linear in the case of steady state equimolal counter-diffusion
Description : Steady state equimolal counter diffusion occurs in case of (A) Leaching (B) Absorption (C) Binary phase distillation (D) Liquid-liquid extraction
Last Answer : (C) Binary phase distillation
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 : Binary distillation involves the mass transfer by __________ at the gasliquid interface. (A) Unidirectional diffusion from liquid to gas phase (B) Unidirectional diffusion from gas to liquid phase (C) Either 'a' or 'b' (D) A counter diffusion at an almost equal molar rate
Last Answer : (D) A counter diffusion at an almost equal molar rate
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The mole fraction of solute is directly proportional to the molality of a 'dilute' solution (B) For a non-reacting binary mixture of ideal gases, the partial ... at all temperature (D) The relative volatility of a binary mixture at the Azeotropic composition is 1
Last Answer : (C) Azeotropes obey Raoult's law at all temperature
Description : The-relative volatility for separation of a non-ideal binary mixture by distillation should be (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) > 1 (D) < 1
Last Answer : (C) > 1
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The Reynolds analogy for mass transfer is given by Lewis relation and is applicable, when Schmidt number is one (B) Sherwood number for flow in pipes can be expressed ... flux of a component A in binary mixture of A and B is given by - Dab'.dCA/dz
Last Answer : (C) According to film theory for equimolar counter diffusion, the mass transfer coefficient is given by DAB(B)P - 3, Q - 2
Description : Separation of a mixture of two gases by absorption in the liquid solvent depends upon the difference in their (A) Viscosity (B) Density (C) Solubility (D) Relative volatility
Last Answer : (C) Solubility
Description : Gibbs-Duhem equation (A) States that n1dμ1 + n2dμ2 + ....njdμj = 0, for a system of definite composition at constant temperature and pressure (B) Applies only to binary systems (C) Finds no application in gas-liquid equilibria involved in distillation (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) States that n1dμ1 + n2dμ2 + ....njdμj = 0, for a system of definite composition at constant temperature and pressure
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 : Pick out the correct statement. (A) The slope of the stripping line is always less than unity (B) For a given separation in a binary distillation column, with increase in reflux ratio ( ... (D) Kremser-Brown-Souder's equation is used to calculate the efficiency of a plate tower
Last Answer : C) In Ponchon-Savarit method of no. of theoretical plate determination, the stripping and rectifying operating lines are vertical at total reflux
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
Description : In an operating distillation column, the (A) Vapors and liquids are at their dew point and bubble point respectively (B) Driving force for the liquid flow is its specific weight (C) Driving force for ... bottom to the top of the column (D) Highest temperature is encountered at the top of the column
Last Answer : (C) Driving force for the vapor flow is the pressure drop, as the pressure decreases gradually from the bottom to the top of the column
Description : __________ is the separation technique used for desalination of sea water. (A) Thermal diffusion (B) Reverse osmosis (C) Adsorption (D) Absorption
Last Answer : (B) Reverse osmosis
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) An ideal liquid or solid solution is defined as one in which each component obeys Raoult's law (B) If Raoult's law is applied to one component of a binary mixture; ... also (C) Henry's law is rigorously correct in the limit of infinite dilution (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : __________ is used as an 'entrainer' for the separation of acetic acidwater mixture by distillation. (A) Furfural (B) Benzol (C) Butyl acetate (D) Hexane
Last Answer : (C) Butyl acetate
Description : When the mixture to be distilled has a very high boiling point and the product material is heat sensitive, the separation technique to be used is __________ distillation. (A) Continuous (B) Steam (C) Azeotropic (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Steam
Description : Which of the following can be regarded as gas so that gas laws could be applicable, within the commonly encountered temperature limits. (a) 02, N2, steam, C02 (b) Oz, N2, water vapour (c) S02, NH3, C02, moisture (d) 02, N2, H2, air (e) steam vapours, H2, C02.
Last Answer : Answer : d
Description : For which of the following unit operations, Lewis number is ofsignificance? (A) Adsorption (B) Binary distillation (C) Gas absorption (D) Humidification
Last Answer : (D) Humidification
Description : The Hatta number is important in (A) Multi-component distillation (B) Binary distillation (C) Gas absorption without chemical reaction (D) Gas absorption with chemical reaction
Last Answer : (D) Gas absorption with chemical reaction
Description : A distillation column with N plates is being operated under normal conditions. At some point of time, the operation is shifted to total reflux condition (i.e., no product and residue are ... and without total reflux (D) The top and bottom compositions correspond to the maximum enrichment available
Last Answer : (D) The top and bottom compositions correspond to the maximum enrichment available
Description : The equation, NA = (DAB . Pt /RTZ . PBM) (PA1 - PA2 ) is for (A) Fick's second law of diffusion (B) Steady state diffusion for stagnant case (C) Liquid M.T.C. by Higbie penetration theory (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Steady state diffusion for stagnant case
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 : Components, having widely different boiling point in a binary mixture, can be separated using __________ distillation. (A) Molecular (B) Extractive (C) Steam (D) Simple
Last Answer : (D) Simple
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Constant pressure distillation cannot separate an Azeotropic mixture (B) Relative volatility of a binary mixture changes appreciably with the minor change in ... unity (D) Flash distillation is practised on wide spread scale in petroleum refinery
Last Answer : (B) Relative volatility of a binary mixture changes appreciably with the minor change in temperature
Description : A binary mixture of benzene and cyclohexane is separated by (A) Flash vaporisation (B) Extractive distillation (C) Solvent extraction (D) Ordinary distillation
Last Answer : (B) Extractive distillation
Description : For a binary mixture with low relative volatility, (A) Use steam distillation (B) Use molecular distillation (C) Use high pressure distillation (D) An azeotrope may be formed during distillation
Last Answer : (D) An azeotrope may be formed during distillation
Description : For a binary mixture distillation process, the degree of freedom is 2. However, if the pressure is fixed in this process, the number of independent variables in this process will be (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 3
Last Answer : (A) 1
Description : According to the Fenske equation, what will be the minimum number of plates required in a distillation column to separate an equimolar binary mixture of components A and B into an overhead fraction containing 99 mol% A and a ... in the column. (A) 5 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 28
Last Answer : (C) 12
Description : What property of substance does distillation used as basis for separation of components of a mixture?
Last Answer : Different materials have different boiling points.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Reboiler is not used in open steam distillation (B) The separation of solutes of different molecular sizes in a liquid solution by use of a ... is used for calculating theoretical number of plates in a distillation column at normal operating reflux condition
Last Answer : (D) Fenske-Underwood equation is used for calculating theoretical number of plates in a distillation column at normal operating reflux condition
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 : Flash distillation is (A) Same as differential distillation (B) Used for multi-component systems like crude refining (C) Same as simple distillation (D) Most useful for handling binary systems
Last Answer : (B) Used for multi-component systems like crude refining
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The binary diffusivity in liquids is of the order of 10 -5 cm2 /sec (B) Molecular diffusion in solid is much faster than that in liquids ( ... Poiseuille's law, the permeability decreases with increase in temperature for flow of a gas through a given capillary
Last Answer : (B) Molecular diffusion in solid is much faster than that in liquids
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 : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) With decrease in feed temperature, the number of plates required for binary distillation decreases for a given L/V' ratio (B) The extraction per unit ... and its crosssection is wider at the bottom (D) Vander wall adsorption is also called chemisorption
Last Answer : (D) Vander wall adsorption is also called chemisorption
Description : __________ temperature is the steady state temperature attained by a small amount of liquid evaporating into a large quantity of unsaturated gasvapor mixture. (A) Dry bulb (B) Wet bulb (C) Dew point (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Wet bulb
Description : Steady state temperature reached by a small amount of liquid evaporating into a large amount of unsaturated vapour-gas mixture is called the __________ temperature. (A) Dry-bulb (B) Wet-bulb (C) Dew point (D) Adiabatic saturation
Last Answer : (B) Wet-bulb
Description : Heat sensitive materials with very high latent heat of vaporisation may be economically separated using (A) Liquid extraction (B) Distillation (C) Evaporation (D) Absorption
Last Answer : (A) Liquid extraction
Description : The recovery of penicillin from the acidified fermentation broth is done by (A) Distillation (B) Evaporation (C) Absorption (D) Liquid extraction
Last Answer : (D) Liquid extraction
Description : In case of liquid-liquid binary diffusion, diffusivity of one constituent into another is not dependent on the (A) Temperature and pressure (B) Concentration (C) Nature of the constituents (D) None of these
Description : Separation of two or more components of a liquid solution cannot beachieved by (A) Fractional crystallisation (B) Liquid extraction (C) Absorption (D) Evaporation
Last Answer : (C) Absorption
Description : Separation of __________ employs gaseous diffusion process. (A) N2 and O2 from air (B) Isotopes of uranium (C) Isotopes of helium (D) SO2 and air
Last Answer : (B) Isotopes of uranium
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) When the concentration difference for the mass transfer becomes zero at the bottom of the gas absorption tower, then the upper end of the operating line touches the ... fixed gas flow rate, the slope of the operating line decreases, in case of gas absorption process
Last Answer : (C) The operating line lies above the equilibrium curve in case of a gas desorber
Description : With increase in the liquid flow rate at a fixed gas velocity in a randomly packed counter current gas-liquid absorption column, the gas pressure drop (A) Decreases (B) Remains unchanged (C) Increases (D) Decreases exponentially
Last Answer : (C) Increases
Description : Separation of a suspension or slurry into a supernatant clear liquid (free from particles) and a thick sludge containing a high concentration of solid is called (A) Classification (B) Sedimentation (C) Clarification (D) Decantation
Last Answer : (B) Sedimentation
Description : Separation of solid suspended in liquid into a supernatant clear liquid and a denser slurry employs a process termed as the (A) Coagulation (B) Flocculation (C) Sedimentation (D) Clarification
Last Answer : (C) Sedimentation
Description : Stage efficiency in a leaching process depends on the (A) Time of contact between the solid and the solution (B) Rate of diffusion of the solute through the solid and into the liquid (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Vapour pressure of the solution
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : The rate of solid-liquid extraction is limited by the (A) Phase change of the solute as it dissolves in the solvent (B) Diffusion of the solute through the solvent in the pores to the outside of the particle (C) ... contact with the particle to the main bulk of the solution (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
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