Description : A typical yield of diesel in straight run distillation of crude oil may be about __________ percent. (A) 8 (B) 18 (C) 28 (D) 35
Last Answer : (A) 8
Description : Naphtha yield in straight run distillation of crude oil may be about__________ percent. (A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 12 (D) 18
Last Answer : (B) 6
Description : The yield of straight run LPG from crude oil is about __________ weight percent. (A) 20-25 (B) 1-1.5 (C) 10-15 (D) 0.1-0.2
Last Answer : (B) 1-1.5
Description : Percentage of straight run gasoline in a typical crude oil may be around (A) 6 (B) 18 (C) 38 (D) 52
Last Answer : (D) 52
Description : Paraffin base crude oil as compared to asphalt base crude gives (A) Higher yield of straight run gasoline (B) Higher octane number gasoline (C) Lower viscosity index lube oil (D) Poorer yield of lube oil
Last Answer : (A) Higher yield of straight run gasoline
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 : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) LPG is also used as fuel for automobiles & small furnaces and for cutting & welding of metals (B) The minimum temperature, at which a petroleum oil vapor catches ... about 30-50 Nm3 of gas (D) Maximum yield of naphthalene is obtained on distillation of crude oil
Last Answer : (B) The minimum temperature, at which a petroleum oil vapor catches fire and continues to burn, is called its flash point
Description : Water content in the crude oil as it comes out of oil well may be upto __________ percent. (A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 25
Last Answer : (D) 25
Description : Yield of pitch from distillation of high temperature tar is around __________ percent. (A) 10 (B) 25 (C) 65 (D) 90
Last Answer : (C) 65
Description : Pressure maintained in the high pressure primary tower of a three stage crude oil distillation system is about __________ kg/cm2 . (A) 1.5 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 12
Last Answer : (B) 3
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 : 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 : Feed for reforming is generally (A) Naphtha or straight run gasoline (B) Reduced crude (C) Vacuum gas oil
Last Answer : (A) Naphtha or straight run gasoline
Description : Catalytic desulphurisation process used for sweetening of straight run gasoline and kerosene uses __________ as catalyst. (A) Bauxite (B) Fuller’s earth (C) Activated clay (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
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 : Bitumen is obtained from (A) Forests and Plants (B) Kerosene oil (C) Crude oil (D) underground mines
Last Answer : Answer: C Explanation: Bitumen/asphalt/tar is a common binder used in road construction. Bitumen is obtained from crude oil by the process called fractional distillation. It is pr incipally obtained ... after higher fractions like gas, petrol, kerosene and diesel, etc., are removed.
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 : Products drawn from the top to bottom of the crude oil distillation column has progressively increasing (A) Boiling points (B) Molecular weight (C) C/H ratio (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : 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 : __________ chloride present in crude petroleum as impurity is the most prolific producer of HCl during distillation. (A) Magnesium (B) Potassium (C) Calcium (D) Sodium
Last Answer : (A) Magnesium
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 : Consider the following statements: 1. Carbyne is an allotrope of carbon. 2. Gasoline, used as a fuel in motor vehicles is a mixture of petrol and alcohol. 3. Petroleum is also known as 'liquid gold'. 4. The various components of crude ... (b) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Consider the following processes: 1. Evaporation 2. Fractional distillation 3. Distillation 4. Filtration The process(es) involved in the refining of crude oil is/ are: (a) 3 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 only (d) 1 only
Description : Crude oil is separated into its components by: w) chemical reaction x) simple distillation y) fractional distillation z) settling
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION
Description : Clay treatment of petroleum products (A) Decolorizes & stabilises cracked gasoline (B) Desulphurise straight run gasoline & kerosene (C) Adsorb arsenic from feedstock to catalytic reforming (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : Tar yield in the low temperature and high temperature carbonisation of dry coal may be respectively __________ percent. (A) 3 & 10 (B) 10 & 3 (C) 10 & 20 (D) 15 & 8
Last Answer : (B) 10 & 3
Description : Volatile matter content of metallurgical coke may be around __________ percent. (A) 1-2 (B) 10-15 (C) 22-26 (D) 30-33
Last Answer : (A) 1-2
Description : Gasoline yield in catalytic reforming of naphtha may be about __________ percent by weight. (A) 85 (B) 65 (C) 50 (D) 98
Last Answer : (A) 85
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 : 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 : Milling a hundred pounds of wheat should yield ____ percent straight flour. a. 72 to 75 c. 88 to 90 b. 75 to 80 d. 68 to 70
Last Answer : a. 72 to 75
Description : Yield of charcoal in high temperature carbonisation of wood is about __________ percent. (A) 10 (B) 25 (C) 50 (D) 75
Last Answer : (B) 25
Description : . Most easily and cheaply available fibrous raw material for paper manufacture available in India is bamboo. The yield of pulp produced from fibrous raw material by mechanical process is about __________ percent. (A) 75 (B) < 10 (C) > 30 (D) 50
Last Answer : (B) < 10
Description : Why will crude oil eventually run out?
Last Answer : Coal, natural gas, crude oil are non-renewable fossil resources. Once used up they can't be replaced as they took millions of years to form in the first place. This why we are looking ... alternative resources, wind, tide, solar, nuclear, and looking for new sources of existing fossil resources.
Description : Raw Kerosene has a smoke point of 15 mm. After it is subjected to dearomatization by liquid SO2 extraction (Edeleanu process), its smoke point may become __________ mm. (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 25 (D) 100
Last Answer : (C) 25
Description : Crude oil produced by Indian oil fields are predominantly __________ in nature. (A) Paraffinic (B) Naphthenic (C) Asphaltic (D) Mixed base
Last Answer : (C) Asphaltic
Description : Crude petroleum oil is a __________ fuel. (A) Primary (B) Fossil (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Secondary
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : Crude oil is pumped by a __________ pump. (A) Gear (B) Centrifugal
Last Answer : (B) Centrifugal
Description : Highest quality bitumen is produced from the __________ crude oil. (A) Paraffinic (B) Naphthenic (C) Intermediate (D) Mixed
Last Answer : (B) Naphthenic
Description : __________ base crude oil is also called asphaltic crude. (A) Paraffinic (B) Naphthenic (C) Mixed (D) Aromatic
Description : Electrical desalting of crude oil removes the __________ impurities. (A) Oleophilic (B) Oleophobic (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Last Answer : (B) Oleophobic
Description : During electrical desalting of crude oil, the electrical conductivity of a mixture of crude oil and water (which ranges between 3 to 8% water) __________ with increase in the amount of water. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Decreases linearly
Last Answer : (B) Increases
Description : Salt content (measured as sodium chloride) in electrically desalted crude oil comes down to a level of about __________ ptb (pounds per thousand barrel). (A) 0.03 (B) 3 (C) 35 (D) 70
Description : Natural gas recovered along with crude oil from oil wells is called wet natural gas which has a higher __________ compared to the dry natural gas. (A) Unsaturated hydrocarbon content (B) Calorific value (C) Quantity of propane (D) Quantity of butane
Last Answer : (B) Calorific value
Description : The best method of determining sulphur in crude oil is by the __________ method. (A) Kjeldahl (B) Dumas (C) Bomb calorimeter (D) Junkers calorimeter
Last Answer : (C) Bomb calorimeter
Description : Furnace oil consumption in a furnace for a given duty employing preheated combination air (at 300°) may be reduced by about __________ percent as compared to the use of atmospheric combustion air. (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 35
Last Answer : (C) 20
Description : Char value of Kerosene is the amount of charred oil deposition on the wick obtained after burning it in a standard wick lamp at a standard rate for 24 hours. Char value of a good quality kerosene should be less than __________ mg/kg of kerosene. (A) 1 (B) 20 (C) 100 (D) 500
Last Answer : (B) 20
Description : Carbon content of pitch (residue of coal tar distillation) is around __________ percent. (A) 70 (B) 55 (C) 80 (D) 94
Last Answer : (D) 94
Description : Cost of piping in a fluid processing unit (e.g., distillation) of a chemical process plant is about __________ percent of the fixed capital investment. (A) 4 (B) 13 (C) 22 (D) 34
Last Answer : (B) 13