PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Solvent used in Edeleanu process is

Propane

Phenol

Liquid SO₂

Furfural

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Which of the following is used as a solvent in deasphalting of petroleum products?

Liquid sulphur dioxide

Propane

Methyl ethyl ketone

Furfural

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Diesel used in naval applications has a minimum cetane number of

35

65

25

45

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Crude oils containing more than __________ kg of total salts (expressed in terms of NaCl) per thousand barrel is called a 'salty crude'.

5

25

1

15

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Most commonly used crude heater before the fractionation tower in a refinery is the __________ heater.

Steam coil

Electric immersion

None of these

Pipestill

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

Oxygen compounds

Organometallic compounds

Nitrogen compounds

Sulphur compounds

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Which of the following reactions is undesirable in the production of catalytically reformed gasoline?

Dehydrocyclisation of higher paraffins

Isomerisation of paraffins

Dehydrogenation of lower paraffins

Dehydrogenation of naphthene

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Which of the following has the maximum °API gravity of all?

Diesel

Kerosene

Petrol

Furnace oil

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Petroleum coke is used mainly in the

Discoloration of yellow glycerine

Sugar refining

Manufacture of carbon electrode

Blast furnace for reduction of iron ore

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In the atmospheric pressure crude distillation, the content of __________ from lighter fraction to heavier ones.

Sulphur decreases

Sulphur increases

Nitrogen decreases

None of these

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