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 : An adsorption isotherm equation proposed by Langmuir is of the form `V = (V_(0)bPO)/((1 + bP))` where V is the volume of gas adsorbed at pressure P. F
Last Answer : An adsorption isotherm equation proposed by Langmuir is of the form `V = (V_(0)bPO)/((1 + bP))` where V is ... of V on P can be depicted as B. C. D.
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 : Ion exchange process is similar to (A) Absorption (B) Adsorption (C) Extraction (D) Leaching
Last Answer : (B) Adsorption
Description : In Langmuir treatment of adsorption, (A) Whole surface of the catalyst does not have the same activity for adsorption and there is attraction between the adsorbed molecule (B) Whole surface of ... same mechanism (D) Extent of adsorption is more than one complete monomolecular layer on the surface
Last Answer : (B) Whole surface of the catalyst is essentially uniform and the adsorbed molecule has no effect on the rate of adsorption per site
Description : Which of the following curves shows the effect of temperature on the extent of gas-solid adsorption at a given pressure? (A) Langmuir adsorption isotherm (B) Adsorption isobar (C) Freundlich adsorption isotherm (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Adsorption isobar
Description : Fenske equation for determining the minimum number of theoretical stages in distillation column holds good, when the (A) Relative volatility is reasonably constant (B) Mixture (to be separated) ... (to be separated) shows positive deviation from ideality (D) Multi-component distillation is involved
Last Answer : (A) Relative volatility is reasonably constant
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 Langmuir adsorption isotherm is deduced using the assumption.
Last Answer : The Langmuir adsorption isotherm is deduced using the assumption. A. The adsorption isotherm is ... D. The adsorption takes place in multilayers.
Description : Extraction of coffee from its seed is done by (A) Liquid-liquid extraction (B) Leaching (C) Extractive distillation (D) Steam distillation
Last Answer : (B) Leaching
Description : Essential oils are usually obtained using (A) Steam distillation (B) Extractive distillation (C) Solvent extraction (D) Leaching
Last Answer : (D) Leaching
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : steam distillation, the (A) Temperature is 100°C(B) Temperature is more than 100° C (C) Product must be immiscible with water (D) Temperature is higher than the boiling point of either component
Last Answer : (C) Product must be immiscible with water
Description : Charcoal is 'activated' by: w) heating it in the absence of air x) heating it in steam y) destructive distillation z) absorption
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HEATING IT IN STEAM
Description : Processes that break down the herbicides after application includes............................ a). Photo and microbial degradation b). adsorption and uptake c). leaching and runoff d). volatilization and run off
Last Answer : a). Photo and microbial degradation
Description : A degradative process in herbicide removal from a site a).leaching b).photo-decomposition c).volatilization d).adsorption
Last Answer : b).photo-decomposition
Description : Pesticide Leaching Potential (PLP) is based on a). Water solubility b). Tendency for adsorption c). Both a and b d). pH
Last Answer : c). Both a and b
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 : Rayleigh's equation applies to __________ distillation. (A) Continuous (B) Steam (C) Differential (D) Flash
Last Answer : (C) Differential
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 : 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 : Explain Distillation and Leaching unit operation.
Last Answer : Distillation:-Distillation is an operation in which the components of a liquid mixture are separated using thermal energy. It depends upon the difference in boiling points of the individual components. The ... by using hexane as solvent. 3)Extraction of sugar from sugar beats using hot water.
Description : Tea percolation employs (A) Liquid-liquid extraction (B) Leaching (C) Absorption (D) None of these
Description : Deaeration (removal of O2 ) of water is done by (A) Rectification (B) Absorption (C) Ion-exchange (D) Adsorption
Last Answer : (C) Ion-exchange
Description : Hypersorption refers to a __________ process. (A) Fixed bed absorption (B) Moving bed absorption (C) Fixed bed adsorption (D) Moving bed adsorption
Last Answer : (D) Moving bed adsorption
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 : Coke oven gas is stripped of its H2S and mercaptans content by (A) Absorption in wash oil (B) Adsorption on bog iron bed (C) Bubbling it through dilute sulphuric acid (D) Adsorption on silica gel
Last Answer : (B) Adsorption on bog iron bed
Description : Hydrogen is recovered from coke oven gas on commercial scale (as practised in fertiliser plant at Rourkela) by (A) Adsorption on palladium (B) Cryogenic operations (low temperature cooling) (C) Absorption (using ethanolamine or pyrogallol solution) (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Cryogenic operations (low temperature cooling)
Description : The rate expression for a heterogeneous catalytic reaction is given by, - rA = K.KA PA(1 + KA.PA + KR.PR), where K is surface reaction rate constant and KA and KR are absorption equilibrium constants of A and R respectively. If KR PR ... R and A) (A) E (B) E + ΔHA (C) E + ΔHA - ΔHR ) (D) ΔHA + ΔHR
Last Answer : (C) E + ΔHA - ΔHR )
Description : Separation of fresh water from sea water can be done by the __________ operation. (A) Osmosis (B) Reverse osmosis (C) Absorption (D) Adsorption
Description : For a ternary mixture, in which equilateral triangular co-ordinate is used in leaching and extraction, a __________ of the equilateral triangular co-ordinates. (A) Binary mixture is ... Ternary mixture is represented by the sides (D) Pure component is represented by the apex
Last Answer : (D) Pure component is represented by the apex
Description : B.E.T. method of finding out surface area of a catalyst, uses the extension of __________ isotherm. (A) Langmuir (B) Freundlich (C) Tempkin (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Langmuir
Description : There is a greater risk of damage of herbicide in protected environments due to a). absorption b). leaching c). runoff d). volatilization
Last Answer : d). volatilization
Description : Black liquor is converted into white liquor by (A) Evaporation and burning the concentrate followed by causticisation of products (B) Multi-effect evaporation only (C) Selective liquid extraction (D) Extractive distillation
Last Answer : (A) Evaporation and burning the concentrate followed by causticisation of products
Description : Adsorption and absorption. Give one example.
Last Answer : Distinguish between the following : Adsorption and absorption. Give one example.
Description : Muddy water is treated with alum in purification process, it is termed as : (1) emulsification (2) absorption (3) adsorption (4) coagulation
Last Answer : (4) coagulation Explanation: Natural and wastewater contain small particulates that are suspended in water forming a colloid. These particles carry the same charges, and repulsion prevents them from combining into larger particulates to settle.
Description : Absorption and adsorption:
Last Answer : Adsorption : the adhesion of a thin layer of molecules of some substance to the surface of a solid or liquid. Absorption: the ability of a substance to absorb light, noise, or energy, or the fact that it does so
Description : The first step in infection of a host bacterial cells by a phage is A- adsorption B- absorption C- penetration D- replication
Last Answer : adsorption
Description : What Is The Difference Between Absorption & Adsorption And Sorption?
Last Answer : Answer : Absorption generally refers to two phenomena, which are largely unrelated. In one case, it refers to when atoms, molecules, or ions enter some bulk phase - gas, liquid or solid material ... different from absorption, in which a substance diffuses into a liquid or solid to form a solution.
Description : How Can You Distinguish Between Sorption, Absorption And Adsorption?
Last Answer : Answer : Sorption is a concomitant phenomenon of adsorption and absorption. Adsorption describes the phenomenon in which molecules that are present in a fluid (liquid or gas), concentrated spontaneously on a solid surface by a finite time.
Description : The formation of pockets of gas in a liquid is called: w) absorption x) cavitation y) adsorption z) dissolving
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CAVITATION
Description : Muddy water is treated with alum in purification process, itis termed as : (1) emulsification (2)absorption (3) adsorption (4) coagulation
Last Answer : coagulation
Description : __________ is concerned with the adsorption equilibria. (A) Fick's law (B) Gibb's equation (C) Freundlich equation (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Freundlich equation
Description : Freundlich equation applies to the adsorption of solute from (A) Dilute solutions, over a small concentration range (B) Gaseous solutions at high pressure (C) Concentrated solutions (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Dilute solutions, over a small concentration range
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 : 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