In sweetening process, solutizer agent used with caustic alkali is
A. Potassium isobutyrate
B. Sodium plumbite
C. Methanol
D. Phenol
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In catalytic alkylation, higher iso-butane to olefin ratio gives
A. Low final boiling point product
B. Higher yield
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Aromatics have the highes __________ of all the hydrocarbons of same carbon atoms.
A. Smoke point
B. Octane number
C. Cetane number
D. Viscosity
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Thermofer catalytic cracking process is a __________ process.
A. Fixed bed
B. Moving bed
C. Fluidised bed
D. Non-catalytic
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The order of preference for feedstock to a catalytic reformer is
A. Catalytic naphtha - coking naphtha - virgin naphtha
B. Coking naphtha - virgin naphtha - catalytic naphtha
C. Virgin naphtha - catalytic naphtha - coking naphtha
D. Virgin naphtha - coking naphtha - catalytic naphtha
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Pensky-Marten apparatus is used for determining flash points above 50°C
B. Characterisation factor of paraffinic crude oil is more than 12
C. Abel apparatus is used for determining flash points below 50°C
D. An oil having high susceptibility to change in viscosity with temperature changes, has a high viscosity index
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Iso-octane is used as a reference substance in the definition of octane number and it is assigned an octane number value of 100. Iso-octance is chemically known as
A. α-methyl naphthalene
B. 2-2-4 tri methyl pentane
C. 1, 3 butadiene
D. Tetra methyl ethylene
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Flash point of an oil gives an idea of the
A. Nature of boiling point diagram of the system
B. Amount of low boiling fraction present
C. Explosion hazards
D. All of the above
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Flash point of an oil is determined by the
A. Pensky Martens apparatus
B. Ramsbottom apparatus
C. Saybolt viscometer
D. Conradson apparatus
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Cetane number of high speed diesel must be?
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True boiling point apparatus is used for the
A. Determination of characterisation factor
B. Evaluation of oil stocks
C. Determination of true vapour pressure
D. None of these
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Raw Kerosene has a smoke point of 15 mm. After it is subjected to dearomatisation by liquid SO2 extraction (Edeleanu process), its smoke point may become __________ mm.
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Smoke point of kerosene expresses its
A. Burning characteristics
B. Luminosity characteristics
C. Aromatic content directly
D. Lamp wick wetting characteristics
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Mercapsol and Unisol processes are meant for the
A. Dearomatisation of kerosene
B. Removal of mercaptans
C. Dewaxing
D. Decoloration
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Older crude petroleum
A. Is light and better
B. Gives more distillates
C. Gives less tar
D. All of the above
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Olefins are
A. Saturated hydrocarbons
B. Unsaturated cyclic compounds (hydrocarbons)
C. Present in substantially good quantity in crude petroleum
D. None of these
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Which of the following is not a sulphur compound present in petroleum ?
A. Thiophenes
B. Mercaptans
C. Sulphones
D. Pyroles
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The doctor's solution comprises of sodium plumbite in
A. Alcohal
B. Water
C. Aqueous caustic soda
D. Soda ash
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Deoiling is the process of removal of oil from wax. It is done by the __________ process.
A. Solvent extraction
B. Sweating
C. Resettling
D. All of the above
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A good lubricant should have high
A. Viscosity index
B. Volatility
C. Pour point
D. None of these
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