Long quiz 1 Flashcards
He suggested that chemical engineering education can be framed around the different types of unit operations found in industry
Arthur D. Little
Towards the end of the 19th century, which country was leading in terms of the chemical process industry?
Germany
Who delivered the first chemical engineering lecture in English?
George Edward Davis
What do you call the applications of transport phenomena
Unit Operations
Which of the following is excluded in the practice of chemical engineering profession?
a. chemical analysis and operation of chemical laboratory
b. designing equipment for the manufacture of a product
c. teaching professional chemical engineering subjects
d. preparation of feasibility studies
chemical analysis and operation of chemical laboratory
What is the Chemical Engineering Law?
RA 9297
When was synthetic fertilizer introduced?
Early 20th century
What specific subject makes chemical engineers distinct from other engineering disciplines?
a. transport phenomena
b. separation processes
c. unit operations
d. Reaction engineering
Transport phenomena
Who introduced the concept of unit processes?
P. H. Groggin
Which of the following is not considered commodity chemical?
a. detergent
b. sodium hydroxide
c. sulfuric acid
d. ethyl benzene
detergent
Which of the following are usually produced in batch process?
fine chemicals
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Fine chemicals are mass produced to meet global demand
b. Specialty chemicals are blends of one or more fine chemicals that produce mixture with a specific function
c. Specialty chemicals are pure, single chemicals produced in continuous process
d. Commodity chemicals are usually produced in batch process
Specialty chemicals are blends of one or more fine chemicals that produce a mixture with a specific function
It is a man-made fiber that is used in the textile industry
rayon
Which of the following is specialty chemical?
a. catalyst
b. aniline
c. polymers
d. steroids
catalyst
Which of the following is a fine chemical
a. proteins
b. ammonia
c. livestock feed additives
d. chlorobenzene
Livestock feed additives
The following can be produced by addition polymerization, EXCEPT:
a. polyethylene
b. polyurethane
c. polyvinyl chloride
d. propylene
polyurethane
It is the transfer of heat between two bodies by currents of moving gas or fluid
convection
It is the formation of solid by cooling a saturated solution
crystallization
Which of the following is a mechanical unit operation?
Size reduction
Which of the following is an example of diffusional separation?
a. sedimentation
b. absorption
c. centrifugation
d. filtration
absorption
It is a thermal decomposition process where the substance is heated at high temperature but below its melting point
Calcination
It is a separtion of the components of a liquid that is based on the difference in volatility of the component
Distillation
It is the process of transferring a component of a solid to a solvent
Leaching
Which of the following gas is produced during ethanol fermentation
carbon dioxide