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Which of the following constituents present in petroleum is responsible for ash formation?
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A. Nitrogen compounds
B. Organometallic compounds
C. Sulphur compounds
D. Oxygen compounds
Correct Answer
Sulphur compounds
Petroleum Refinery Engineering problems
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1. Which of the following is used as a catalyst in fluidised bed catalytic cracking?
Options
A. Silica-magnesia
B. Silica-alumina
C. Bentonite clays
D. All (a), (b) and (c)
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Correct Answer: All (a), (b) and (c)
2. Solvent used in duo-sol extraction for lube oil upgradation is a mixture of
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A. propane & phenol-cresol mixture.
B. methyl ethyl ketone & glycol.
C. phenol & furfural.
D. propane & liquid sulphur dioxide.
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Correct Answer: propane & phenol-cresol mixture.
3. Which of the following tests is not done for transformer oil?
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A. Flash point and acid value.
B. Aniline point.
C. Dielectric strength.
D. Copper strip corrosion test.
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Correct Answer: Aniline point.
4. In the atmospheric pressure crude distillation, the content of __________ from lighter fraction to heavier ones.
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A. sulphur increases
B. sulphur decreases
C. nitrogen decreases
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: sulphur increases
5. __________ determination is not a very significant and important test for gasoline.
Options
A. Gum & sulphur content
B. Viscosity
C. Octane number
D. Reid vapor pressure
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Correct Answer: Viscosity
6. Catalytic desulphurisation process used for sweetening of straight run gasoline and kerosene uses __________ as catalyst.
Options
A. bauxite
B. fuller's earth
C. activated clay
D. all (a), (b) & (c)
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) & (c)
7. Smoke point of a test sample of kerosene is found to be 15 mm. On removal of __________ from it, the smoke point rises to 25 mm.
Options
A.
n
-paraffins
B. olefins
C. aromatics
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: aromatics
8. The main use of heavy gas oil produced by the vacuum distillation unit is as a
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A. blending component for kerosene.
B. blending component for petrol.
C. feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit.
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit.
9. Solvent used in the deasphalting process is
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A. furfurol
B. phenol
C. propane
D. hexane
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Correct Answer: propane
10. Flash point of motor gasoline may be around __________ °C.
Options
A. 10
B. 45
C. 100
D. 150
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Correct Answer: 45
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