Petroleum Refinery Engineering MCQs

potassium isobutyrate

sodium plumbite

methanol

phenol

paraffins

olefins

naphthenes

none of these

With increase in the reactor pressure, octane number of gasoline decreases.

With increase in the reactor temperature, gasoline yield decreases for a given conversion.

Percentage conversion increases with increase in the catalyst to oil ratio.

all (a), (b) and (c).

naphthenic

asphalt

paraffin

mixed

Coking

Visbreaking

Pyrolysis

None of these

Dubbs process.

T.C.C. moving bed process.

Fluidised bed catalytic cracking process.

Houdry’s fixed bed process.

degree of refinement.

hydrocarbon content type (aromatic or paraffinic).

ease of atomisation.

sulphur content.

salt from the crude oil.

colour & dissolved gases from cracked gasoline.

wax from lube oil.

none of these.

Alkylation

Polymerisation

Isomerisation

none of these

Naphtha

Gasoline

Diesel

Fuel oil