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Furfural solvent extraction is used for upgrading (by dissolving aromatics)
Options
A. naphtha
B. lubricating oils
C. wax
D. cracking feedstock
Correct Answer
lubricating oils
Petroleum Refinery Engineering problems
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1. Pour point and freezing point is equal for
Options
A. petrol
B. diesel
C. water
D. crude petroleum
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Correct Answer: water
2. Cetane number of diesel used in trucks may be about
Options
A. 50
B. 14
C. 35
D. 85
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Correct Answer: 50
Explanation:
Generally, diesel engines operate well with a Cetane number from 40 to 55.
3. Casing head gasoline is the liquid
Options
A. butane.
B. propane.
C. natural gas.
D. gasoline separated from wet natural gas by compression.
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Correct Answer: butane.
4. Mercaptans are
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A. low boiling sulphur compounds.
B. added in LPG cylinders to detect gas leakage by its smell.
C. undesirable in petrol, as they reduce its octane number.
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) and (c)
5. Octane number of gasoline is a measure of its
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A. resistance to knock.
B. ignition delay.
C. ignition temperature.
D. smoke point.
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Correct Answer: resistance to knock.
6. The octane number of aviation gasoline may be
Options
A. 79
B. 87
C. 97
D. >100
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Correct Answer: >100
7. Which of the following fractions of a crude oil will have the maximum gravity API (i.e. °API)?
Options
A. Diesel
B. Gasoline
C. Atmospheric gas oil
D. Vacuum gas oil
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Correct Answer: Gasoline
8. Flash point of an oil gives an idea of the
Options
A. nature of boiling point diagram of the system.
B. amount of low boiling fraction present.
C. explosion hazards.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) and (c).
9. Illuminating characteristics of kerosene is expressed by its
Options
A. smoke point
B. aniline point
C. luminosity number
D. aromatic content
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Correct Answer: luminosity number
10. Which is the most undesirable component in kerosene?
Options
A. Aromatics
B.
i
-paraffins
C.
n
-paraffins
D. Naphthenes
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Correct Answer: Aromatics
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