Chemical Engineering - Petroleum Refinery Engineering - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Petroleum Refinery Engineering - Section 2 (Q.No. 4)
4.
Which is almost absent in crude petroleum?
Discussion:
18 comments Page 1 of 2.
Suvamoy Ghosh said:
4 years ago
I don't think Olefin will be the right answer. In NHDT (Naptha Hydrotreater) diolefins are converted to olefins 1st and then olefins are transformed into straight-chain paraffin. It is then going to Isomerisation process. So, there are a lot of olefins in crude and it produces gum also.
(1)
Abhishek Mishra said:
5 years ago
We know that alkenes are mostly not present in crude petroleum. And olefin is a type of alkene. So the right answer is A, not B.
DEVDUTT said:
6 years ago
Olefin is the right answer.
Vivek Shukla said:
6 years ago
I think, the correct answer is Olefin.
Richmond FOFIE said:
6 years ago
Mercaptan is correct as olefin which seems to be the correct answer is absent and not almost absent.
Mercaptans which have on average 1-3% wt fraction of petroleum.
From the given option, Mercaptan is the right answer.
Mercaptans which have on average 1-3% wt fraction of petroleum.
From the given option, Mercaptan is the right answer.
(1)
Shivam singh said:
7 years ago
Olefins is the true answer.
Vinay kumar singh said:
8 years ago
Olefins is the right answer.
Golu said:
8 years ago
Yes, I agree to all of you, olefins are intermitted product.
Tenendra patle said:
8 years ago
Yes, I also agree because olefins are intermitted product during cracking process.
Aniket said:
8 years ago
I also agree the answer is option A.
Post your comments here:
Quick links
Quantitative Aptitude
Verbal (English)
Reasoning
Programming
Interview
Placement Papers