Chemical Process Flashcards
Oxidation of SO2 to SO3 is favoured by
low temperature and high pressure.
Gun powder, which is an explosive comprises of charcoal, sulphur and
salt petre
Starting raw material for the manufacture of alum is
bauxite
Salt cake is chemically represented by
Na2SO4
Which of the following sugars is the sweetest?
Fructose
Paper pulp produced by kraft/sulphate process is
strong fibrous
Claude process of gas liquefaction employs
adiabatic expansion against a piston or in a turbine.
The main use of HCl is in the
drilling of petroleum wells and pickling of steel sheets.
The gasification reaction represented by, C + H2O = CO + H2, is a/an __________ reaction.
endothermic
Viscose rayon is chemically
regenerated cellulose acetate
All enzymes are made of
proteins
The combustion reaction, C + O2 = CO2, is
exothermic
Styrene is produced from ethyl benzene by the process of
dehydrogenation
Gelatine which is a nitrogenous organic protein is obtained by the hydrolysis of
callagen
The chamber process is
none of these.
Sucrose content in the raw juice extracted from sugar cane is about __________ percent.
15 - 20
Fusel oil is a/an
mixture of higher molecular weight alcohols (a by-product obtained during production of alcohol from molasses).
Styrene-butadiene-rubber (SBR) as compared to natural rubber has
all (a), (b) and (c).
Co-efficient of thermal expansion of glass is decreased by the addition of __________ during its manufacture.
ZnO
The catalyst used in the manufacture of DDT (from chloral and chlorobenzene) is
oleum
Haemoglobin is a/an
protein
Epoxy resin
is a good adhesive.
Concentration of NaOH solution produced by mercury electrolytic cell is about __________ percent.
50
Which of the following is the most adverse factor challenging the choice of mercury electrolytic cell process for the production of caustic soda?
Pollution of water stream by mercury.
Esterification reaction produces
soap
Wood charcoal is used for decolouration of sugar, because it __________ the coloured materials.
adsorbs
Producer gas consists mainly of
CO, CO2 N2, H2
Neoprene is the trade name of
polychloroprene
Hard water
is not unfit for drinking purpose.
Which of the following is an organo-metal-lic compound ?
Tetra-ethyl lead
Sulphur addition in soap is done to
cure pimples & dandruff.
Phosphate rock is a raw material for the manufacture of
all (a), (b) and (c)
Mineral oils (e.g. petroleum oils) are preferred over fatty oils (e.g. mustard oil, ghee, tallow, palm oil, olive oil etc.) as a lubricant due to its
all (a), (b) and (c).
Which of the following is not a raw material used for the manufacture of ordinary glass?
Iron oxide
Esterification reaction
all (a), (b) and (c).
In sulphate pulp manufacture, the pressure and temperature in the digestor is
10 atm., 170-180°C
Zeolite removes both temporary as well as permanent hardness of water by precipitating calcium and magnesium present in water as insoluble zeolites. Used zeolite is regenerated by flushing with the solution of
sodium chloride
Pick out the endothermic reaction out of the following.
CaCO3 = CaO + CO2
Pasteurisation of milk means
killing of organisms present in it by heating it at controlled temperature without changing its natural characteristics.
Fusion of bauxite and __________ produces high alumina cement.
limestone
__________ process is used for the manufacture of sodium carbonate by ammonia soda process.
Solvay
Polycaprolactum is commercially known as
nylon-6
Frasch process is for
mining sulphur
Very fine suspended and colloidal impurities are removed from water by a process called
coagulation
Pitch (a product of coal tar distillation) is always mixed with creosote oil, when it is to be burnt in a burner, because
it reduces viscosity and imparts fluidity for its transportation through pipelines at economic pressure drop.
Which is the main reducing agent during production of iron from iron ore in a blast furnace ?
CO
The drug used in contraceptives is
mestranol
Raw materials used for producing __________ cement does not contain iron oxide.
white
In the Lurgi coal gasifier
large quantity of coal can be processed.
Neon gas is
used in color discharge tube.
Calgon used in water treatment is chemically
sodium hexametaphosphate
Which oil is preferred for paint manufacture ?
Drying oil
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) is
a synthetic polymer.
Ethylene oxide is produced by oxidation of ethylene in presence of AgO catalyst at
5 atm & 275°C
Glycerine is not used in the
none of these.
Cumene is the starting material for the production of
phenol and acetone
The type of high refractive index glass used in optical instruments is __________ glass.
flint
Oxidation of ortho-xylene in presence of __________ catalyst is done to produce phthalic anhydride on commercial scale.
vanadium
Most commonly used rubber vulcanising agent is
sulphur
Terylene is
both (a) & (b)
Free alkali in a toilet soap is __________ that in a laundary shop.
less than
Dehydrogenation of isopropanol produces
acetone
Pick out the wrong statement.
Tarnish inhibitor (e.g., benzotriazole) is added in soap to facilitate the removal of stains due to tea, blood etc.
Concentration of hydrogen peroxide is done by
vacuum crystallisation
Helium is produced on commercial scale from
natural gas
Fermentation of molasses to produce ethyl alcohol is done at __________ °C
20 - 30
The catalyst used in the manufacture of DDT is
20% oleum.
Most widely and commonly used coagulant for the removal of suspended impurities in water is
alum
__________ is used as a catalyst in fat splitting.
ZnO
Which of the following is not produced on commercial scale from sea water?
Sodium sulphate.
Heating of __________ to 120°C, produces plaster of paris.
gypsum
Pick out the wrong statement.
Decomposition of sulphuric acid on heating does not start before its boiling.
Which of the following has sodium bicarbonate as its main constituent ?
Baking powder
Ordinary glass is not a/an
material with sharp definite melting point.
In premitive days, __________ was being manufactured by Leblanc Process.
soda ash
The only commercial Fischer-Tropsch plant for producing liquid hydrocarbon fuel from coal is located at
SASOL (in South Africa).
Lurgi coal gasifier is a pressurised __________ bed reactor.
moving
Oils are partially hydrogenated (not fully) to manufacture vanaspati, because fully saturated solidified oils
cause cholesterol build up and blood clotting.
Paper grade bamboo contains about __________ percent cellulose.
5
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is added in detergents to act as a/an
anti soil redeposition agent
Vulcanisation of rubber
converts its plasticity into elasticity.
Raw materials for ‘Solvay Process’ for manufacture of the soda ash are
salt, limestone and coke or gas.
Chloral is used in the manufacture of
DDT
Bromine is used in the preparation of
all (a), (b) and (c).
Sudden temperature fluctuation does not affect pyrex glass, because of its
low co-efficient of expansion.
The process used for the manufacture of ethyl alcohol from molasses is
none of these
Most easily and cheaply available fibrous raw material for paper manufacture available in India is bamboo. The yield of pulp produced from fibrous raw material by mechanical process is about __________ percent.
< 10
Absorption of SO3 in 97% H2SO4 is
exothermic
__________ process is used for the commercial production of nitric acid by the catalytic oxidation of ammonia.
Ostwald’s
Sulphuric acid solution having a specific gravity of 1.20 at room temperature is used mainly for the
car battery solution
The catalyst used in the production of elemental sulphur from H2S (by oxidation-reduction) is
alumina
A good quality coal should have
none of these
Zeolite used in water softening process (cation exchange) is regenerated by washing with
brine
The catalyst used in shift converter is
nickel
Which of the following is a detergent ?
Alkyl benzene sulphonate
Drinking (potable) water treatment does not involve
softening
Phenol formaldehyde resin is used as an adhesive in making
laminates
Pick out the correct statement.
All vegetable oils except coconut oil, contains fatty acids having more than sixteen carbon atoms.
DDT should not be allowed to come in contact with iron (during its manufacture) to
avoid its decomposition.
Catalyst used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid by chamber & contact processes are respectively
oxides of nitrogen & V2O5 on a porous carrier.
DDT stands for
dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane.
Phosphoric acid is prepared from
rock phosphate
Metallic soap (e.g. aluminium or calcium salts of fatty acids) can be used
as a lubricant.
Which of the following processes does not produce Cl2 as a co-product during the manufacture of caustic soda ?
Lime-soda process
Bleaching action of bleaching powder is due to its __________ properties.
oxidising
Solvent extracted oil
none of these.
Which of the following is not required in the manufacture of soda ash by Solvay process ?
Nitric acid
Saponification number of an oil or fat
all (a), (b) & (c).
The purpose of tanning in leather industry is to
stiffen the leather.
Lime and soda ash are added to water to remove
bicarbonates & sulphates of calcium and magnesium.
Kaoline is a/an
refractory material
Hydrogenation of edible vegetable oils
all (a), (b) and (c).
Phenol is mainly used
to produce phenol formaldehyde.
Main constituent of dolomite is
MgCO3
Conversion of CO to CO2 by steam in presence of a catalyst is called
shift conversion.
Refractory bricks having high thermal conductivity is desirable, when it is to be used in the
recuperator
Bromides contained in hot mother liquor is treated with __________ during manufacture of bromine from sea water.
Cl2
Plasticisers are added to paints to
give elasticity & prevent cracking of the film.
Resistance to fusion of the refractory under a steady rising temperature condition is called
refractoriness
Portland cement consists mainly of
CaO & SiO2
__________ glass has the lowest co-efficient of thermal expansion and hence is more heat resistant.
Pyrex
The amount of benzene present in pure benzol is about __________ percent.
70
Cumene (isopropyl benzene) is made by
propylene alkylation of benzene.
Which of the following is not a pyrite ore?
Siderite
Mannheim furnace is used in the manufacture of
hydrochloric acid.
Thermosetting materials
are cross-linked molecules.
Pick out the wrong statement. Iodine value of an oil or fat is
independent of the type of oil, whether it is drying or non-drying.
Nickel is not used as a catalyst in the
Ostwald’s process of HNO3 manufacture.
__________ iron is the purest form of iron.
Wrought
Enamels
give good glossy finish.
Black liquor is converted into white liquor by
evaporation and burning the concentrate followed by causticisation of products.
Varnish does not contain
pigment
Alcohol is produced by the
hydrolysis of an ether
Varnish does not contain
pigment
Polymerisation product of C2F4 (carbon tetraflouride) is called P.T.F.E (poly chloro tetra flouro ethylene). It is also called
teflon
Solvent used for extraction of oil is
hexane
Insulin is an __________ drug.
none of these
Liquor poisoning generally occurs due to the presence of __________ in it.
methyl alcohol
Neoprene is chemically known as
polychloroprene
Pick out the wrong statement.
Contact process of sulphuric acid manufacture uses nickel as the catalyst.
Pick out the wrong statement.
Raw materials for DDT manufacture are benzene and chlorine.
Molecular weights of polymers are in the range of
102 - 107
Sulphur removal by heating of pyrite ore in presence of air is called its
roasting
Deacon’s method is used for the manufacture of
chlorine
Pick out the true statement pertaining to water treatment.
Normally, the turbidity is removed by adding a coagulent prior to sedimentation.
Laboratory glass wares which reacts with hydroflouric acid, are made of the __________ glass.
borosilicate
Prussian blue is chemically represented by
Fe4 [Fe (CN6)3]
Transportation of 35% oleum during winter suffers from the problem of freezing, which can be overcome by the addition of small quantity of
nitric acid
The most stable allotropic form of phosphorous is the __________ phosphorous.
black
Function of thinner in a paint is to
suspend pigments & dissolve film forming materials.
Starting material for the production of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) is
both (a) & (b)
Which one of the following is not an elastomer ?
None of these
Which of the following processes can remove both temporary as well as permanent hardness of water ?
Distillation
Dacron is a
none of these.
Rancidity of the fatty oil can be reduced by its
hydrogenation
Platinum catalyst used in the earlier days of sulphuric acid manufacture by contact process suffers from the drawback like
all (a), (b) and (c)
__________ of rubber decreases after its vulcanisation.
Tackiness
Boiling of water containing temporary hardness produces
CO2
Starting material for the commercial production of ethyl alcohol in India is
molasses
Phenol formaldehyde
employs condensation polymerisation.
Which of the following is not an insecticide?
Hexane
Shrinkage volume in cement setting does not depend upon the
sand to cement ratio.
Bisphenol A is produced by the condensation of acetone with
phenol
In Kraft process of paper manufacture, white cooking liquor consists of caustic soda
sodium sulphide & sodium carbonate.
Presence of carbonaceous matter in the sewage
all (a), (b) and (c).
A mineral is termed as ‘ore’, if
a metal can be economically extracted from it.
In the manufacture of H2SO4, vanadium catalyst as compared to platinum catalyst
all (a), (b) and (c).
At a given temperature, the equilibrium yield of SO3 obtained from the oxidation of SO2 is proportional to (where, P = pressure of the system )
sqrt P
Oleum produces fumes of
SO3
20% oleum means that in 100 kg oleum, there are 20 kg of
SO3 and 80kg of H2SO4.
Chloramines are used in water treatment for
disinfection and control of taste & odour.
Glycerine is recovered from lye by
evaporation followed by vacuum distillation.
Inversion of sucrose produces
glucose
Enzymes are organic catalysts used in the __________ reactions.
biochemical
Linde process of gas liquefaction employs
adiabatic expansion through a throttle valve (Joule-Thomson expansion).
Cellulose content of bamboo and ideal fibrous raw material for the manufacture of paper is __________ percent.
50
Ore concentration by froth floatation utilises the __________ of ore particles.
wetting characteristics
The main use of activated carbon in water treatment is to control
taste and odour
The most commonly used substance to speed up the sedimentation of sewage is
lime
Sucrose is a
disacchride
Sugar content in sugarcane on cane basis is about __________ percent by weight.
5 to 10
Pick out the wrong statement.
Total sugar content in molasses is about 10%.
The major use of butadiene is
in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
The manufacture of Kraft pulp is done by a/an __________ process.
alkaline
Antibiotic
inhibits/destroys the growth of microorganisms.
Which of the following paper does not require a filler during manufacture ?
Blotting paper
Industrial production of chloroform requires acetone and
calcium hypochlorite
Pencillin, an antibiotic drug was discovered by
Alexender
Styrene (a monomer for the production of polystyrene) is commercially produced by
catalytic dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene.
Hydrogenation of oil takes place in a/an __________ reactor.
trickle bed
Fatty material used in soap making is
tallow
__________ glass is used for the manufacture of optical glass.
Flint
Thermosetting plastic materials
can not be melted after forming.
Favourable conditions for the liquefaction of gases in general are
high pressure & low temperature.
In the manufacture of sulphuric acid from elemental sulphur, the following sequence of major operations is followed :
furnace → converter → absorber
__________ nature of hypo (sodium thiosulphate) makes it useful in photography.
Complex forming
__________ is an ore of lead.
Galena
Which of the following is an yellow pigment ?
Lead chromates
Catalytic oxidation of toluene produces
phenol
SO2 is bubbled through hot sugar cane juice to
act as an acidifying agent.
The noble gas which occurs most abundantly in the atmosphere is
argon
Production of alcohol by fermentation of molasses is an __________ process.
aerobic
Main constituents of portland cement are calcium aluminate and
silicates
Pick out the wrong statement.
High early strength cement are made from materials having high silica to lime ratio.
Common salt is generally not produced commonly by __________ method from brine.
freeze drying
Which of the following is a detergent ?
Alkyl benzene sulphonate (ABS)
Sulphuric acid is mainly used in the __________ industry.
fertiliser
Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to nitric acid.
Arc process of nitric acid manufacture is economical as compared to Ostwald’s process.
Alcohol percentage in molasses may be around
40
Main use of hydrazine is
as a rocket fuel
Main use of liquid nitrogen is in
refrigerative cooling.
Comparing sulphate process with sulphite process, we find that __________ in the later.
both temperature & pressure in the former is more than that
Which of the following is a disacchride ?
Sucrose
Proximate analysis of coal determines its __________ content.
moisture & volatile matter
Pick out the exothermic reaction out of the following:
CaC2 + H2O = Ca(OH)2 + C2H2
__________ is produced using polycondensation reaction.
Phenol formaldehyde
Raw materials required for the manufacture of __________ is acetylene and hydrochloric acid.
vinyl chloride
In industrial nomenclature, alcohol means
ethanol
Which of the following is the purest form of water out of the following ?
Rain water
Use of water having dissolved oxygen in boilers promotes
corrosion
Unsaturated oils compared to saturated oils have
lower melting point & higher reactivity to oxygen.
With increase in temperature, the equilibrium constant at constant pressure (Kp) for oxidation of sulphur dioxide
decreases
Chemical formula of oleum is
H2S2O7
Electrodeposition of metals i.e. electroplating is never done on
refractories
Hollander beater used during paper pulp manufacture does not facilitate the __________ of fibre.
strengthening
The biochemical treatment applied to sewage effluents is a process of
oxidation
Ultimate analysis of coal determines its __________ content.
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen & sulphur
A cane sugar factory having sugar production rate of 10 tons/day will produce about __________ tons/day of bagasse (after consumption by the factory for heating etc.).
10
Sucrose content in cane sugar may be around __________ percent.
95
‘Hollander beater’ machine used in the paper manufacturing plant does not accomplish the task of
final rolling out of paper.
Yellow glycerine is made into white, using
activated carbon
Very dilute solutions are generally used in fermentation reactions for which the optimum temperature range is __________ °C.
30 to 50
Brackish water which contains mostly dissolved salt, can be purified by the __________ process.
reverse osmosis
Major component of flint glass is
lead oxide
Gypsum is chemically
calcium sulphate
Calcination of gypsum produces
plaster of paris
Phthalic anhydride is produced by the oxidation of
benzene
Superior quality laboratory apparatus is made of the __________ glass having low thermal co-efficient of expansion & high chemical resistance.
pyrex
Zeigler process
produces high density polyethylene.
Massecuite is
none of these.
Carbon content of pitch (residue of coal tar distillation) is around __________ percent.
94
Sodium salt of higher molecular weight fatty acid is termed as the __________ soap.
soft
Synthetic glycerine is produced from
propylene
A ‘unit process’ is exemplified by the
hydrogenation of oils
Commercial scale production of hydrogen from iron-steam reaction represented by, 3Fe + 3H2O = Fe3O4 + 4H2, is not practised, as it is
all (a), (b) and (c).
Viscosity index improver (like polystrene or polyisobutylene) is added to lubricant to
reduce the variation in its viscosity with temperature.
Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to solvent extraction of oil.Rate of extraction
decreases as the moisture content of flakes increases.
Sea weeds are an important source of
iodine
Polythene is a/an __________ polymerisation product.
addition
Catalytic oxidation-dehydrogenation of methyl alcohol produces
formaldehyde
In multistage equilibrium conversion of SO2 to SO3 (2SO2 + O2 2SO3), the reverse reaction becomes appreciable at a temperature of 550° C. The percentage equilibrium conversion of SO2 to SO3 can be increased by
removing some quantity of SO3 during intermediate stage.
Tall oil obtained as a by-product from the black liquor recovery is
all (a), (b) & (c).
__________ is a polysacchride.
Starch
Styrene is produced from ethyl benzene by the process of
dehydrogenation
Acetone is produced by catalytic dehydrogenation of
isopropanol
Nitrogen is an essential component of
proteins
Bromine content in sea water may be around __________ ppm.
70
Argon is the third largest constituent of air (followed by N2 & O2). Its percentage by volume in air is
0.94
Poly tetraflouro ethylene (P.T.F.E.) is known as
teflon
Bakelite is
same as thermosetting phenol-formaldehyde.
__________ is produced by the dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene.
Styrene
Which of the following is used as a coagulant in water treatment ?
Ferrous sulphate
__________ paper is used in the manufacture of newsprint paper.
Groundwood
Hydrodenation of vegetable oils is a/an __________ reaction.
exothermic