Chemical Process Industries Flashcards
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Catalysts used in the manufacture of sulfuric acid by chamber and contact processes are _______ respectively
A. V2O5 and Cr2O3
B. Oxides of nitrogen and Cr2O3
C. V2O5 on a porous carrier and oxides of nitrogen
D. Oxides of nitrogen and V2O5 on a porous carrier
D. Oxides of nitrogen and V2O5 on a porous carrier
In contact process, SO3 is absorbed in 97% H2SO4 and not in water beecause
A. SO3 gas is sparingly soluble in water
B. Water forms an acid mist which is difficult to absorb
C. The purity of acid is affected
D. Scale formation in absorber is to be avoided
B. Water forms an acid mist which is difficult to absorb
Contact process
A. Yields acid of higher concentration than chamber process
B. Yields acid of lower concentration than chamber process
C. Is obsolete
D. Eliminates absorber
B. Yields acid of lower concentration than chamber process
20% Oleum means that in 100 lb., there are 20 lb. of
A. SO3 and 80 lb of H2SO4
B. H2SO4 and 80 lb of SO3
C. SO3 for each 100 lb of H2SO4
D. H2SO4 and 80 lb SO3
A. SO3 and 80 lb of H2SO4
Producer gas consists mainly of
A. CO, CO2, N2, H2
B. CO, H2
C. H2, CH4
D. C2H2, CO2, H2
A. CO, CO2, N2, H2
Oxygen is produced by fraction of air using
A. Linde’s Process
B. Claude’s Process
C. Both Linde’s and Claude’s Process
D. Bayer’s Process
C. Both Linde’s and Claude’s Process
Economics of ‘Solvay Process’ depends upon the efficiency of
A. Carbonating tower
B. Ammonia recovery
C. Ammonia recovery and size of plant
D. Ammoniation of salt solution
C. Ammonia recovery and size of plant
Mercury cells for caustic soda manufacture compared to diaphragm cells
A. Require lower inital investment
B. Require more power
C. Producue lower concentration of NaOH
D. None of these
D. None of these
Cement mainly contains
A. CaO, SiO2, Al2O3
B. MgO, SiO, K2O
C. Al2O3, MgO, Fe2O3
D. CaO, MgO, K2O
A. CaO, SiO2, Al2O3
Gypsum is
A. Calcium chloride
B. Potassium sulfate
C. Sodium sulfatte
D. Calcium sulfate
D. Calcium sulfate
Glauber’s salt is
A. Calcium sulfate
B. Potassium sulfate
C. Potasium chlorate
D. Sodium sulfate decahydrate
D. Sodium sulfate decahydrate
Permanent hardness of water is due to the presence of calcium and magnesium
A. Bicarbonates
B. Sulfates and chlorides
C. Carbonates
D. Chlorides
B. Sulfates and chlorides
Widely used method for conditioning of boiler feed water is
A. Cold lime process
B. Coagulation
C. Hot-lime soda process
D. Sequestration
C. Hot-lime soda process
Hydrazine is largely used
A. As a starting material for ‘hypo’
B. In photographic indistry
C. As rocket fuel
D In printing industry
C. As rocket fuel
Trinitrotoluene is
A. Used in glycerine manufacture
B. An explosive
C. Used in dye manufacture
D. Used in paint manufacture
B. An explosive
Oil is
A. A miixture of glycerides
B. A mixture of glycerides of fatty acids
C. Solid at normal temperature
D. Ester of alcohols other than glycerin
B. A mixture of glycerides of fatty acids
Wax is
A. A mixture of glycerides
B. A mixture of esters of polyhydric alcohols except glycerin
C. Liquid at room temperature
D. A mixture of glycerides of fatty acids
B. A mixture of esters of polyhydric alcohols except glycerin
Unsaturated oils compared to saturated oils have
A. Lower melting point and higher reactivity to oxygen
B. Higher melting point and higher reactivity to oxygen
C. Lower melting point and lower reactivity to oxygen
D. Higher melting point and lower reactivity to oxygen
A. Lower melting point and higher reactivity to oxygen
Rancidity of oil can be reduced by
A. Decoloration
B. Hydrogenation
C. Oxidation
D. Purification
B. Hydrogenation
Solvent used for extraction of oil is
A. Hexane
B. Methyl ethyl ketone
C. Furfural
D. Benzene
A. Hexane
Solvent extracted oil
A. Has low free fatty acid content
B. Is odorless
C. Has more of unsaturated oil
D. None of these
D. None of these
Hydrogenation of oil does not
A. Remove double bonds
B. Rise in melting point
C. Improve its resistance oxidation
D. None of these
D. None of these
Catalyst used in hydrogenation of oil is
A. Nickel
B. Platinum
C. Iron
D. Alumina
A. Nickel
Soaps remove dirt by
A. Increasing the surface tension
B. Decreasing wettability
C. Supplying hydrophilic group
D. None of these
D. None of these