PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Which of the following constituents present in petroleum is responsible for ash formation?

Sulphur compounds

Organometallic compounds

Oxygen compounds

Nitrogen compounds

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Which one of the following processes aims at producing higher yield of gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbons and aromatics like benzene & toluene?

Pyrolysis

Alkylation

Reforming

Hydrocracking

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Which of the following has the lowest viscosity (at a given temperature) of all?

Lube oil

Naphtha

Diesel

Kerosene

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Which of the following processes in oil refinery does not employ 'cracking'?

Coking

Visbreaking

Pyrolysis

None of these

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Liquefied petroleum Gas (LPG) used for the household cooking comprises mainly of

Butane & ethane

Methane & ethane

Propane & butane

Methane & carbon monoxide

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__________ test is done to find out the softening point of bitumen.

Viscosity

Ball and ring

Impact

Flame

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__________ converts n-paraffins to i-paraffins.

Polymerisation

None of these

Alkylation

Isomerisation

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Flash point of an oil is determined by the

Ramsbottom apparatus

Conradson apparatus

Pensky Martens apparatus

Saybolt viscometer

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Hydrocracking employs

High temperature and low pressure

Low pressure & temperature

High pressure & temperature

High pressure and low temperature

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In sweetening process, solutizer agent used with caustic alkali is

Methanol

Potassium isobutyrate

Phenol

Sodium plumbite

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