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  1. As complete saturation of an adsorbent is approached, the differential heat of adsrop-tion approaches

  2. A.
    that of normal condensation.
    B.
    integral heat of adsorption.
    C.
    zero.
    D.
    none of these.

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  3. 'Absorption with chemical reaction' is involved in the removal of

  4. A.
    carbon dioxide from gaseous stream using alkaline solution.
    B.
    benzol from coke oven gas using solar oil/wash oil.
    C.
    ammonia from coke oven gas using refrigerated water.
    D.
    tar from coke oven gas in primary gas coolers using chilled water.

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  5. Pick out the wrong statement:

  6. A.
    Reboiler is not used in open steam distillation.
    B.
    The separation of solutes of different molecular sizes in a liquid solution by use of a suitable membrane is called dialysis.
    C.
    Freeze drying is used for the drying of fish.
    D.
    Fenske-Underwood equation is used for calculating theoretical number of plates in a distillation column at normal operating reflux condition.

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  7. In paper industry, paper is dried in a __________ dryer.

  8. A.
    tunnel
    B.
    heated cylinder
    C.
    conveyor
    D.
    festoon

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  9. Pick out the wrong statement.

  10. A.
    Critical moisture content is not a property of the material itself.
    B.
    A sharp increase in pressure drop gives an indication of the flooding in a distillation column.
    C.
    Separation of components is not possible in liquid extraction, if selectivity is unity.
    D.
    Dehydration of ethyl alcohol is most economically done by molecular distillation at very high vacuum.

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  11. Only small amount of evaporation of water produces large cooling effects because of its

  12. A.
    large latent heat
    B.
    low viscosity
    C.
    small latent heat
    D.
    none of these

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  13. The most common packing used in industrial operations is __________ rings.

  14. A.
    raschig
    B.
    lessing
    C.
    cross-partition
    D.
    single spiral

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  15. When the feed to a distillation column is a saturated liquid, slope of the feed line is

  16. A.
    zero
    B.
    unity
    C.
    infinity
    D.
    none of these

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  17. Leaching of sugar from sugar beets is done by

  18. A.
    hot water
    B.
    hexane
    C.
    dilute H2SO4
    D.
    lime water

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  19. Absorption factor method is used to calculate the number of ideal stages, when

  20. A.
    operating line lies above the equilibrium line.
    B.
    operating line lies below the equilibrium line.
    C.
    both operating and equilibrium lines are parallel.
    D.
    pressure drop in the column is very high.

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