Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
Chemical Industry MCQ’s – Synthetic Organic Chemical – Phthalic Anhydride
1 - Question
How is phthalic anhydride manufactured?
a) Dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene
b) Hydrogenation dehydration of acetophenone
c) Benzene sulphurated process
d) Oxidation of naphthalene
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Explanation: Naphthalene mixture are melted and vaporized later it undergoes conversion in a fixed bed converter. Dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene and Hydrogenation dehydration of acetophenone is used for the manufacture of styrene.
2 - Question
How is the heat of reaction removed during the manufacture of phthalic anhydride?
a) Aqueous salt
b) Molten salt
c) NaOH
d) KCl
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Explanation: The exothermic heat of reaction is removed from the outside of the tubes by a molten salt circulating system. The condition for oxidation within the converter is 380 degree Celsius.
3 - Question
Can manufacture of phthalic anhydride from oxidation of naphthalene be improved?
a) Yes
b) No
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Explanation: A process modification which competitive is a substitution of a fluid bed catalytic reactor for the fixed bed multi tubular reactor. Conditions at the head end are somewhat different.
4 - Question
Increasing the contact time in oxidation of naphthalene yields better quality of phthalic anhydride.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: A longer contact time of 10 seconds in a fluid bed catalytic reactor yields better product than a contact time of 0.1 – 0.4 seconds in a fixed bed multi tubular reactor. The yields are equivalent and almost no maleic acid if produced, thus giving very high purity phthalic anhydride product.