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LPG when brought to atmospheric pressure & temperature will be a
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A. liquid lighter than water.
B. liquid heavier than water.
C. gas lighter than air.
D. gas heavier than air.
Correct Answer
gas heavier than air.
Petroleum Refinery Engineering problems
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1. Cetane number of alpha methyl naphthalene is assumed to be
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A. 0
B. 100
C. 50
D. ?
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Correct Answer: 0
2. Catalyst used in the catalytic polymerisation is
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A. phosphoric acid on kieselghur
B. aluminium chloride
C. nickel
D. vanadium pentaoxide
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Correct Answer: phosphoric acid on kieselghur
3. The characterisation factor of crude petroleum oil is around
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A. 3
B. 11
C. 22
D. 28
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Correct Answer: 11
4. Aromatics are desired constituents of
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A. lubricating oil
B. diesel
C. kerosene
D. petrol
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Correct Answer: petrol
5. The main aim of cracking is to produce
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A. gasoline
B. lube oil
C. petrolatum
D. coke
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Correct Answer: gasoline
6. Sour crude means the __________ bearing crude.
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A. asphalt
B. sulphur compounds
C. wax
D. nitrogen compounds
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Correct Answer: sulphur compounds
7. Pick out the correct statement pertaining to catalytic cracking.
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A. With increase in the reactor pressure, octane number of gasoline decreases.
B. With increase in the reactor temperature, gasoline yield decreases for a given conversion.
C. Percentage conversion increases with increase in the catalyst to oil ratio.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) and (c).
8. Hydrocracking employs
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A. high pressure & temperature.
B. low pressure & temperature.
C. high pressure and low temperature.
D. high temperature and low pressure.
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Correct Answer: high pressure & temperature.
9. Which of the following is an additive used for improving the cetane number of diesel?
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A. Tetraethyl lead
B. Tetramethyllead
C. Ethyl nitrate or acetone
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Tetraethyl lead
10. The general formula of naphthenes is
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A. C
n
H
2n + 2
B. C
n
H
2n-6
(where, n ? 6)
C. C
n
H
n-4
D. same as that for olefins i.e. C
n
H
2n
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Correct Answer: same as that for olefins i.e. C
n
H
2n
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