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  • Question
  • Most commonly used crude heater before the fractionation tower in a refinery is the __________ heater.


  • Options
  • A. electric immersion
  • B. pipestill
  • C. steam coil
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • pipestill 


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    • 1. Stabilisation of gasoline (petrol) means

    • Options
    • A. removal of dissolved gases from it.
    • B. increasing its oxidation stability.
    • C. improving its lead susceptibility.
    • D. increasing its vapour pressure.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Pick out the undesirable property for a solvent meant for dewaxing of lube oil.

    • Options
    • A. Complete miscibility with oil.
    • B. High solubility of wax in the solvent.
    • C. Both (a) and (b).
    • D. Neither (a) nor (b).
    • Discuss
    • 3. Solution used in Doctor's treatment for the removal of mercaptans is

    • Options
    • A. sodium hydroxide
    • B. sodium plumbite
    • C. cupric chloride
    • D. potassium isobutyrate
    • Discuss
    • 4. __________ converts n-paraffins to i-paraffins.

    • Options
    • A. Alkylation
    • B. Polymerisation
    • C. Isomerisation
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Catalyst used in catalytic reforming is

    • Options
    • A. platinum on alumina
    • B. nickel
    • C. iron
    • D. aluminium chloride
    • Discuss
    • 6. True boiling point apparatus is used for the

    • Options
    • A. determination of characterisation factor.
    • B. evaluation of oil stocks.
    • C. determination of true vapour pressure.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Complete removal of __________ from gasoline is done by Unisol process using caustic soda and methyl alcohol.

    • Options
    • A. waxes
    • B. mercaptans
    • C. asphalt
    • D. diolefins
    • Discuss
    • 8. Flash point of atmospheric distillation residue is determined by __________ apparates.

    • Options
    • A. Pensky-Martens (closed cup type).
    • B. Abel.
    • C. Cleveland (open cup type)
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Viscosity index of a lubricating oil

    • Options
    • A. is the measure of its flash point.
    • B. is the measure of variation of viscosity with temperature.
    • C. should be low.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Paraffin base crude oil as compared to asphalt base crude gives

    • Options
    • A. higher yield of straight run gasoline.
    • B. higher octane number gasoline.
    • C. lower viscosity index lube oil.
    • D. poorer yield of lube oil.
    • Discuss


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