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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VIII (NEW) EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2022
Subject Code:2180502 Date:04/06/2022
Subject Name:Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

MARKS
Q.1 (a) Define: Flash Point, Fire Point and Smoke Point 03
(b) Define: Octane Number, Aniline Point, Pour point and Gas 04
Sweetening Process.
(c) Discuss the origin and formation of petroleum along with Organic 07
theories

Q.2 (a) Briefly discuss about different tests and properties of Kerosene 03
(b) Define the various types of gases obtained from petroleum. 04
(c) Explain how the presence of Paraffin, Aromatics, Napthenes and 07
Wax affect the quality of lube oils
OR
(c) Discuss ASTM distillation characteristics with a neat diagram 07

Q.3 (a) Why coke should be removed from crude ? Mention the methods 03
used for the same.
(b) Explain Fluid Catalytic Cracking in brief with a sketch 04
(c) What is dehydration and desalting of crudes and describe about 07
electric desalting process
OR
Q.3 (a) Differentiate between ADU and VDU 03
(b) Differentiate between Moving bed crackers & Fluidized bed 04
crackers.
(c) Explain Atmospheric distillation to obtain principal fractions with 07
a neat sketch.

Q.4 (a) Define MEROX process and its importance. 03

(b) Discuss the Dehydrogenation of Ethyl Benzene for Styrene. 04
(c) Explain and compare Thermal & Catalytic cracking with reaction 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Enlist the applications of Poly Vinyl Acetate. 03
(b) Discuss the Major Engineering problems associated with the 04
manufacturing of Vinyl Chloride monomer.
(c) Describe the manufacturing process of Methanol along with flow 07
sheet and applications

Q.5 (a) Discuss the range of petrochemicals produced from C1, C2 03

Hydrocarbons and Benzenes
(b) Construct the flowsheet for manufacturing of Styrene Butadiene 04
Rubber.

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 (c) Describe with diagram the manufacturing process of LDPE along 07
with its application
OR
Q.5 (a) Define: HDPE , LDPE and PVC. 03
(b) Discuss in brief the manufacturing process of Poly Vinyl Chloride 04
(PVC)
(c) Explain the manufacturing process of HDPE 07

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