Description : The solvent used in Barisol dewaxing process is (A) Hexane (B) Furfural (C) Benzol and ethylene dichloride (D) Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK
Last Answer : (C) Benzol and ethylene dichloride
Description : Entrainer used in Azeotropic distillation should (A) Form a low boiling azeotrope with one of the constituents of the mixture (B) Form a new azeotrope of low relative volatility with one of the ... (C) Have high latent heat of vaporisation (D) Have high viscosity to provide high tray efficiency
Last Answer : (A) Form a low boiling azeotrope with one of the constituents of the mixture
Description : Penicillin is separated from fermented broth by (A) Extraction with amyl or butyl acetate (B) Ternary Azeotropic distillation (C) Evaporator in calandria (D) Extractive distillation
Last Answer : (A) Extraction with amyl or butyl acetate
Description : Solvent used in the deasphalting process is (A) Furfural (B) Phenol (C) Propane (D) Hexane
Last Answer : (C) Propane
Description : Solvent used for extraction of oil is (A) Hexane (B) Methyl ethyl ketone (C) Furfural (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Hexane
Description : Which of the following solvents is used for the extraction of H3PO4 from CaCl2 solution during manufacture of ortho-phosphoric acid by wet process employing hydrochloric acid leaching? (A) Isopropyl alcohol (B) Butyl alcohol (C) Toluene (D) Hexane
Last Answer : (B) Butyl alcohol
Description : Light oil whose major component is Benzol, is obtained by the distillation of crude tar in the temperature range of __________ °C. (A) 80-170 (B) 200-300 (C) 250-270
Last Answer : (A) 80-170
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 : Benzol is used (A) As a motor fuel blend (B) For producing benzene, toluene & xylene by its distillation (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : The terminology 'BTX' used in coal tar distillation industry refers to (A) Benzol-toluol-xylol (B) Benzol-toluene-xylene (C) Benzene-toluol-xylol (D) Benzene-toluene-xylene
Last Answer : (D) Benzene-toluene-xylene
Description : Which of the following mixtures does not form an azeotrope at atmospheric pressure? (A) Water-alcohol (B) Methyl alcohol-acetone (C) Butyl acetate-water (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
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 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 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
Last Answer : (A) Separation of a binary mixture by distillation
Description : Solvent used in duo-sol extraction for lube oil upgradation is a mixture of (A) Propane & phenol-cresol mixture (B) Methyl ethyl ketone & glycol (C) Phenol & furfural (D) Propane & liquid sulphur dioxide
Last Answer : (A) Propane & phenol-cresol mixture
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 : Which of the following is not a by-product recovered in a high temperature coal carbonisation plant? (A) Benzol (B) Pitch-creosote mixture (PCM) (C) Naphthalene (D) Ethylene
Last Answer : (D) Ethylene
Description : Acetic anhydride is prepared in the laboratory by heating sodium acetate with
Last Answer : Acetic anhydride is prepared in the laboratory by heating sodium acetate with A. ethyl chloride B. acetyl chloride C. Conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` D. zinc dust
Description : How can reaction with ammonium acetate from acetic acid?
Last Answer : The chemical reaction is:(NH4)2CO3 + 2 CH3COOH = 2 CH3COONH4 + CO2 + H2O
Description : Benzaldehyde reacts with acetic anhydride in the presence of sodium acetate at 180°C to give : (a) Mandelic acid (b) Cinnamic acid (c) Malonic acid (d) Benzoic acid
Last Answer : Cinnamic acid
Description : Benzene reacts with acetic anhydride in the presence of AlCl3 to form (a) Acetophenone (b) Benzophenone (c) Phenylacetic acid (d) Phenyl acetate
Last Answer : Acetophenone
Description : Acetic anhydride reacts with ethanal to give (a) Methyl acetate (b) Methyl propanoate (c) Ethyl acetate (d) Ethyl propanoate
Last Answer : Ethyl acetate
Description : Acetic acid reacts with methyl alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst to give (a) Methyl formate (b) Ethyl formate (c) Methyl acetate (d) Ethyl acetate
Last Answer : Methyl acetate
Description : Which of the following will give acetic acid on acid-hydrolysis? (a) Ethyl acetate (b) Acetone (c) Methyl propionate (d) Lactic acid
Description : Which of the following compounds will give a positive test with Fehling's solution? (a) Formaldehyde (b) Acetone (c) Ethyl acetate (d) Acetic acid
Last Answer : Formaldehyde
Description : When chloroform is heated with aqueous NaOH, it gives (a) Formic acid (b) Sodium formate (c) Acetic acid (d) Sodium acetate
Last Answer : Sodium formate
Description : The group of micro-organisms involved in production of methane from acetic acid (or acetate) in anaerobic wastewater treatment process is : (a) Methodnotrix and Methanobacterium (b) Methanobacterium and Methanosarcina (c) Methanosarcina and Methanospirillum (d) Methanothrix and Methanosarcina
Last Answer : (d) Methanothrix and Methanosarcina
Description : A mixed salt of calcium acetate formate on dry distillation gives
Last Answer : A mixed salt of calcium acetate formate on dry distillation gives A. ethanal B. methanal C. propanone D. All the three above
Description : For storing water and acid free benzol, use a __________ vessel. (A) Steel (B) Karbate (C) Stainless steel (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Steel
Description : __________ is produced using molasses as the starting raw material. (A) Methyl alcohol (B) Ethyl alcohol (C) Benzol (D) Dimethyl ether
Last Answer : (B) Ethyl alcohol
Description : The amount of benzene present in pure Benzol is about __________ percent. (A) 30 (B) 50 (C) 70 (D) 90
Last Answer : (C) 70
Description : Acetic acid will be most economically separated from a dilute solution of acetic acid in water by (A) Solvent extraction (B) Continuous distillation (C) Evaporation (D) Absorption
Last Answer : (A) Solvent extraction
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 : In case of __________ distillation, a solvent is added to alter the relative volatility of the mixture to be separated. (A) Molecular (B) Azeotropic (C) Extractive
Last Answer : (C) Extractive
Description : The minimum number of theoretical plates is required for achieving a given separation in distillation column with (A) No reflux (B) Total reflux (C) Zero reflux ratio (D) Minimum reflux ratio
Last Answer : (B) Total reflux
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 : . For the same feed, feed quality and separation (in a distillation column), with the increase of total pressure, the number of ideal plates will (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain same (D) Data insufficient, can't be predicted
Last Answer : (A) Increase
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 : Steam distillation is used for separation of high boiling (A) Substances from non-volatile impurities (B) Volatile impurity from still higher boiling substances (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Flash distillation is suitable for the separation of components (A) Having very close boiling points (B) Which form maximum boiling azeotrope (C) Having very wide boiling points (D) Which form minimum boiling azeotrope
Last Answer : (C) Having very wide boiling points
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 : Separation of two volatile liquids by distillation makes use of their (A) Selectivity (B) Relative volatility (C) Solubility (D) Density difference
Last Answer : (B) Relative volatility
Description : Steam distillation is used to (A) Reduce the number of plates (B) Avoid thermal decomposition of a component (C) Increase the efficiency of separation (D) Increase the total pressure of distillation
Last Answer : (B) Avoid thermal decomposition of a component
Description : Which of the following is used as a solvent in deasphalting of petroleum products? (A) Furfural (B) Propane (C) Methyl ethyl ketone (D) Liquid sulphur dioxide
Last Answer : (B) Propane
Description : Solvent used in Edeleanu process is (A) Furfural (B) Propane (C) Liquid SO2 (D) Phenol
Last Answer : (C) Liquid SO2
Description : Furfural solvent extraction is used for upgrading (by dissolving aromatics) (A) Naphtha (B) Lubricating oils (C) Wax (D) Cracking feedstock
Last Answer : (B) Lubricating oils