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  • Question
  • Deoiling of wax is done by its


  • Options
  • A. heating
  • B. cooling
  • C. solvent extraction
  • D. both(b)&(c)

  • Correct Answer
  • both(b)&(c) 


  • Petroleum Refinery Engineering problems


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    • 1. Electrical desalting of crude oil removes the __________ impurities.

    • Options
    • A. oleophilic
    • B. oleophobic
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • Discuss
    • 2. Glycol added to petrol acts as a/an __________ agent.

    • Options
    • A. anti-knocking
    • B. anti-icing
    • C. anti-gum forming
    • D. dewaxing
    • Discuss
    • 3. Name the hydrocarbon having the poorest oxidation stability.

    • Options
    • A. naphthene
    • B. olefin
    • C. paraffin
    • D. aromatics
    • Discuss
    • 4. Mercaptans is represented as (where R and R' are alkyl groups)

    • Options
    • A. R-COOH
    • B. R-S-H
    • C. R-S-R
    • D. R-S-R'
    • Discuss
    • 5. Testing of the knocking characteristics of petrofuels is done in a __________ engine.

    • Options
    • A. Carnot
    • B. CFR (Co-operative fuel research)
    • C. Stirling
    • D. diesel
    • Discuss
    • 6. 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.

    • Options
    • A. decreases
    • B. increases
    • C. remains unchanged
    • D. decreases linearly
    • Discuss
    • 7. Refractive index of a petrofuel which is the ratio of velocity of light in air to its velocity in the petrofuel gives an indication if its

    • Options
    • A. molecular weight
    • B. aromatics content
    • C. both a & b
    • D. neither a nor b
    • Discuss
    • 8. An upper limit of oil content is limited to about __________ percent for achieving efficient and satisfactory level of wax sweating.

    • Options
    • A. 5
    • B. 15
    • C. 40
    • D. 60
    • Discuss
    • 9. Octane number of gasoline produced by two stage fluidised catalytic cracking process is

    • Options
    • A. 80
    • B. 87
    • C. 92
    • D. 97
    • Discuss
    • 10. Gum formation in stored gasoline is mainly due to the

    • Options
    • A. alkylation of unsaturates.
    • B. presence of sulphur.
    • C. oxidation & polymerisation of unsaturates.
    • D. higher aromatic content.
    • Discuss


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