Naphtha
Gasoline
Diesel
Fuel oil
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Chemical Engineering MCQs
LSHS is a type of furnace oil, which
is more viscous than high viscosity furnace oil (HVFO).
stands for low sulphur heavy stock.
is an ideal fuel for metallurgical furnaces due to its lower sulphur content (< 1%).
all (a), (b) and (c).
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Aromatics are desired constituents of
lubricating oil
diesel
kerosene
petrol
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Reforming
uses naphtha as feedstock.
does not much affect the molecular weight of the feed.
improves the quality & yield of gasoline.
all (a), (b) and (c).
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Which of the following factors does not govern the mechanism of petroleum formation from organic sources ?
pH of the soil
Bacterial action
Heat
Pressure
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Pour point and freezing point is equal for
petrol
diesel
water
crude petroleum
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Clay treatment of petroleum products
decolorises & stabilises cracked gasoline.
desulphurise straight run gasoline & kerosene.
adsorb arsenic from feedstock to catalytic reforming.
all (a), (b) & (c).
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Which of the following is an additive used for improving the cetane number of diesel ?
Tetraethyl lead
Tetramethyllead
Ethyl nitrate or acetone
None of these
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Aniline point of high speed diesel may be about __________ °C.
35
70
105
150
✅ The correct answer is option B.
True boiling point apparatus is used for the
determination of characterisation factor.
evaluation of oil stocks.
determination of true vapour pressure.
none of these.
✅ The correct answer is option B.