Petroleum Refinery Engineering

1

The solvent used in Barisol dewaxing process is

A. hexane
B. furfural
C. benzol and ethylene dichloride
D. methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)

2

Petroleum liquid fuels having flash point greater than` 66^circ`C is considered as safe during storage and handling. Which of the following has flash point >` 66^circ`C ?

A. Naphtha
B. Petrol
C. Kerosene
D. Heavy fuel oil

3

Catalyst used in the catalytic polymerisation is

A. phosphoric acid on kieselghur
B. aluminium chloride
C. nickel
D. vanadium pentaoxide

4

  Which of the following is the most widely used cracking process in oil refineries ?

A. Dubbs process.
B. T.C.C. moving bed process.
C. Fluidised bed catalytic cracking process.
D. Houdry's fixed bed process.

5

The amount of tetraethyl lead added to improve the octane number of motor gasoline is around __________ c.c per gallon of petrol.

A. 3
B. 300
C. 3000
D. 1000