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Polar organic compounds are normally used as separating agents for the azeotropic and extractive distillation. Which of the following is the most important factor to be considered for the choice of the separating agent for extractive distillation?
A Cost
B Availability
C Toxicity
D Selectivity
Solvent used in extractive distillation
A Is of low volatility
B Forms a low boiling azeotrope
C Forms a high boiling azeotrope
D Does not alter the relative volatility of the original components
Which of the following is an extractive industry?
A Cattle breeding
B Forest cultivation
C Hunting
D Flour mills
If the amount of the steam used in steam distillation is increased, the temperature of distillation
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains unchanged
D Depends on relative volatility
Vacuum maintained in the vacuum distillation tower of the crude distillation plant is about __________ mm Hg (absolute).
A 5-10
B 30-80
C 150-250
D 350-400
In case of __________ distillation, a solvent is added to alter the relative volatility of the mixture to be separated.
A Molecular
B Azeotropic
C Extractive
D Flash
The vapour pressure of a solution (made by dissolving a solute in a solvent) is __________ that of the pure solvent.
A Less than
B More than
C Equal to
D Either more or less; depends on the solvent
Selectivity of the solvent used in solvent extraction should be
A 1
B > 1
C 0
'Solvent naphtha' used mostly as a solvent in paints and perfumery is produced by the __________ of virgin naphtha into small boiling range cuts.
A Steam reforming
B Distillation
C Desulphurisation
D None of these
Solvent deoiling process is used for separating oil and soft wax from hard wax. Methyl iso-butyl ketone and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) are two commonly used deoiling solvents. Use of former as the deoiling solvent has the advantages of the
A Elimination of solvent drying facility
B Higher nitration temperature
C Lower solvent dilution ratio
D All of the above

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