CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OBJECTIVE TYPE

QUESTIONS: A COMPILATION

DR. LEONARDO C. MEDINA, JR.

DEAN, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY

LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION

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1. Heats sensitive materials with very high latent heat of vaporization may be economically
separated using
a. liquid extraction c. evaporation
b. distillation d. absorption

2. Fractional solvent extraction

a. employs only one solvent c. results in low interfacial tension
b. employs two solvents d. none of these

3. Choose the best combination or properties for a good solvent for extraction out of the following
(i) high selectivity
(ii) low selectivity
(iii) high viscosity
(iv) low viscosity
(v) large distribution coefficient
(vi) small distribution coefficient
(vii) high interfacial tension
(viii) low interfacial tension

a. ( i ), ( iv ), ( v ), ( vii ) c. ( i ), ( iii ), ( v ), ( vii )

b. ( i ), ( iii ), ( v ), ( vi ) d. ( i ), ( ii ), ( iv ), ( vii )

4. Selectivity of solvent used in extraction should be

a. 1 c. > 1
b. < 1 d. 0

5. In liquid extraction, if selectivity is unity, then

a. separation of the constituent is most effective
b. no separation will occur
c. amount of solvent required will be minimum
d. solvent flow rate should be very low

6. When the solvent dissolves very little of solute then

a. solvent of low latent heat of vaporization should be used
b. solvent of low freezing point should be used
c. large quantity of solvent is required to extract the solute
d. very small quantity of solute is required

7. Which of the following is the most suitable for extraction in a system having very low density
difference?
a. mixer-settler extractor c. pulsed extractor
b. centrifugal extractor d. packed extraction tower

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8. In extraction, as the temperature increases, the area of heterogeneity (area covered by binodal curve)
a. decreases c. remains unchanged
b. increases d. none of these

9. The apex of an equilateral triangular coordinate (internary liquid system) represents

a. a pure component c. a ternary mixture
b. a binary mixture d. an insoluble binary system

10. In a countercurrent extractor as the axial mixing increases, the extraction efficiency
a. increases c. remains unchanged
b. decreases d. depends on the pressure of the system

11. The solvent used in liquid extraction should not have high latent heat of vaporization because
a. the pressure drops and hence the pumping cost will be very high
b. it cannot be recovered by distillation
c. its recovery cost by distillation may be prohibitively high
d. it will decompose while recovering by distillation

12. In a countercurrent liquid extractor

a. both liquids flow at fixed rate
b. both liquids can have any desired flow rate
c. only one of the liquids may be pumped at any desired rate
d. liquid’s flow rate depends upon the temperature and pressure

13. Sides of equilateral triangular coordinates (on which ternary liquid system is plotted) represent
a. a pure component c. a ternary mixture
b. a binary mixture d. partially miscible ternary system

14. As the reflux ratio, in a continuous counter current extraction is increased, the number of stages
a. increase c. remain unchanged
b. decrease d. can either increase or decrease, depends on
the system

15. Acetic acid will be most economically separated from a dilute solution of acetic acid in water by
a. solvent extraction c. evaporation
b. continuous distillation d. absorption

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