UNIT I/REFINING QUIZ 30/7/2020

Which of the following is not a part of product pipeline?

• Pig launch station

• Pumping station

• Desalting station

The use of floating roofs in the tank minimizes the evaporation of volatile products by largely eliminating air space above the product.

• False

• True

Floating roof tanks have the advantage of preventing the release of vapours to the outside atmosphere; thus, eliminating any detrimental environmental effect.

• True

• False

Light crude oil has very low paraffin content and, thus, has

• Low cetane number

• High cetane number

• High octane number

Home heating oil has a boiling range between

• 180°C and 310°C

• 200°C and 370°C

• 350°C and 400°C

Petroleum coke is the solid residue product that results as the product of

• Vacuum distillation unit

• Reforming unit

• Coking unit

The diesel produced in the USA is of two qualities

• Regular and high end

• Light and dark colour

• High sulphur and low sulphur

Merox is the abbreviation of

• Mercaptan oxidation

• Methyl oxidation

• Methyl reduction

In refineries, ATU stands for

• Amine truncation Unit

• Amine Treatment Unit

• Aromatic Treatment Unit

The primary expansion in the refinery process in the USA has been to

• Increase gasoline yield from residual

• Increase diesel yield from residual

• Reduce sulphur content