In steam distillation, the
A. Temperature is 100°C
B. Temperature is more than 100° C
C. Product must be immiscible with water
D. Temperature is higher than the boiling point of either component
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The commonly used solvent in supercritical extraction is
A. Methyl ethyl ketone
B. Water
C. Carbon tetrachloride
D. Carbon dioxide
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Gaseous diffusion co-efficient increases with increase in the
A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Stacked packing compared to dumped packing
A. Provides poorer contact between the fluids
B. Gives lower pressure drop
C. Both A & B
D. Gives higher pressure drop
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At __________ reflux, theoretical number of plates in a distillation coloumn is calculated using Fenske-Underwood equation.
A. Operating
B. Total
C. Minimum
D. Maximum permissible
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Flooding in a column results due to
A. High pressure drop
B. Low pressure drop
C. Low velocity of the liquid
D. High temperature
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Leaching rate is independent of the
A. Agitation
B. Temperature
C. Particle size
D. None of these
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Which of the following remains constant during sensible cooling process ?
A. Specific humidity
B. Partial pressure of vapour
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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The cooling effect in a cooling tower can be speeded up by
A. Increasing the air velocity and area of exposed wet surface
B. Reducing the barometric pressure
C. Reducing the humidity of the air
D. All of the above
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With increase in solvent rate, the number of transfer units, NtoG, for a fixed degree of absorption from a fixed amount of gas
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Decreases linearly
D. Remains unaffected
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__________ columns are used for liquid dispersion in a continuous gas phase.
A. Packed
B. Pulse
C. Bubble cap
D. Sieve plate
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Acetic acid will be most economically separated from a dilute solution of acetic acid in water by
A. Solvent extraction
B. Continuous distillation
C. Evaporation
D. Absorption
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The change in enthalpy per unit weight of adsorbed gas when adsorbed on gas free or "outgassed" adsorbent to from a definite concentration of adsorbate is called its
A. Integral heat of adsorption
B. Heat of wetting
C. Differential heat of adsorption
D. Heat of normal condensation
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Total reflux in a distillation operation requires minimum
A. Reboiler load
B. Number of plates
C. Condenser load
D. All of the above
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In distillation, overhead product contains
A. Only one component
B. Two components
C. Any number of components
D. Only saturated liquid
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. In solvent extraction, the distribution co-efficient should be as large as possible for solvent economy
B. With increase in pressure, the solubility of gases in solvent increases at a fixed temperature
C. Decrease in Murphree plate efficiency is an indication of entrainment in distillation coloumn
D. The capacity of a distillation coloumn is maximum at total reflux
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In case of gases, the binary diffusivity is proportional to (where, P = pressure)
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Langmuir equation is associated with
A. Leaching
B. Adsorption
C. Steam distillation
D. Multicomponent absorption
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Large scale drying of wheat is done in a __________ dryer.
A. Fluidised bed
B. Spouted bed
C. Tray
D. Vacuum rotary
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Large scale drying of sugar is done in a __________ dryer.
A. Spouted bed
B. Tray
C. Rotary
D. Truck
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