CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRIES

1. Structural Materials 19. HCl & Miscellaneous Inorganic Chemicals

2. Water Conditioning & Wastewater Treatment 20. Explosives, Pyrotechnics & Chemical Warfare
3. Fuels, Power & Air Conditioning 21. Photographic Industry
4. Coal Chemicals 22. Paint, Varnish, Lacquer & Allied Industries
5. Fuel Gases 23. Leather, Gelatin & Glue
6. Industrial Gases 24. Pesticides
7. Industrial Carbon 25. Perfume & Flavoring Industries
8. Ceramic Industries 26. Oils, Fats & Waxes
9. Cements, Calcium & Magnesium Compounds 27. Soap, Detergents & Related Compounds
10. Glass Industries 28. Sugar & Starch Industries
11. Potassium Salts & Mixed Fertilizers 29. Fermentation Industries
12. Salt & Miscellaneous Salt Compounds 30. Wood Chemicals
13. Soda Ash, Caustic Soda & Chlorine 31. Pulp & Paper Industries
14. Electrolytic Industries 32. Synthetic Fibers
15. Electrothermal Industries 33. Plastics
16. Phosphorus Industries 34. Natural & Synthetic Rubber
17. Sulfur & Sulfuric Acid 35. Petroleum Industry
18. Nitrogen Industries 36. Intermediates, Dyes & Their Application

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Source: Shreve’s Chemical Process Industries
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1. This metal has long been employed in the chemical
industry. Used as one of the catalysts in the
Ostwald process.

Zinc
Nickel
Platinum
Tantalum
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2. Brass is an alloy of

Cu Sn
Cu Zn
Fe Ni
Fe C
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3. It consists of iron, chromium, and nickel, and other
components. A typical formula is 18:8 containing
18% chromium and 8% nickel. It can resist organic
acids and nitric acid of all concentrations.

Steel
Brass
Bronze
Stainless steel
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4. It is the widely used method for the conditioning of
boiler feed water.
Activated sludge
Cold lime process
Water purification
Hot lime soda process
Elemental Noble Hydrocarbon Compound

N2 He methane, CH4 ammonia, NH3

O2 Ne acetylene, C2H2 carbon monoxide, CO
H2 Ar ethylene, C2H4 carbon dioxide, CO2
Cl2 Kr ethane, C2H6 hydrogen chloride, HCl
F2 Xe propane, C3H8 nitrous oxide, N2O
Rn butane, C4H10 sulfur dioxide, SO2
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5. Among the rare gases, this gas is produced in the
largest quantities. One of its interesting applications
is its use as an inert gas shield in arc welding.

Neon
Argon
Xenon
Helium
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6. Amorphous carbon that has been treated with
steam and heat until it has a very great affinity for
adsorbing many materials.
Lampblack
Carbon black
Activated carbon
Industrial diamond
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7. It is the most stable form of carbon under standard
conditions. Its high thermal stability, electrical and
thermal conductivities facilitate its widespread use
as electrodes and refractories in high temperature
material processing applications.

Graphite
Diamond
Activated carbon
Industrial diamond
 Categories of Ceramics
Category Products
chinaware, earthenware, pottery,
1. Whiteware
porcelain, stoneware, vitreous ware
common brick, face brick, terra
2. Heavy clay products
cotta, sewer pipe, drain tile
Fine-clay brick, chromite, alumina
3. Refractories
products, silicon carbide, etc.

4. Enamels & enameled metal

5. Glass nitrous oxide, N2O

Source: Shreve’s Chemical Process Industries

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8. There are three main raw materials used in making
common ceramic products. Clay, feldspar and?

Flint
Coal
Lime
Shale
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9. Cement mainly contains

NaO, MgO, CaO

MgO, SiO2, K2O
CaO, SiO2, Al2O3
Al2O3, Fe2O3, MgO
 CaO (60-65%)

SiO2 (17-25%)

Al2O3 (3-8%)
 Six classes of commercial glass
glass made by fusing pure silica without a
1. Vitreous silica flux, very resistant thermally and
chemically.
2. Alkali silicates Soluble glasses used only as solutions
soda-limed-silica glass of such wide
3. Lime glass applications, for windows, transparent
fixtures, and all manner of containers
product obtained from lead oxide, silica
4. Lead glass
and alkali for decorative and optical effect
boric oxide and silica glasses for optical
5. Borosilicate glass
and scientific work
colored glass, translucent glass, safety
and laminated glass, fiber glass, high-
6. Special glass
silica glass, photosensitive glass, and
phosphate and borate glasses
Source: Shreve’s Chemical Process Industries
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10. This class of commercial glass is by far the
largest tonnage of glass made today and serves
for the manufacture of containers of all kinds (flat
glass, tumblers and tableware).

Lead glass
Lime glass
Vitreous silica
Alkali silicates
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11. Glass manufacturing procedures may be divided
into four major phases. What is the correct order
of these phases?

Annealing, Finishing, Melting, Shaping

Finishing, Melting, Shaping, Annealing
Melting, Shaping, Annealing, Finishing
Shaping, Melting, Annealing, Finishing
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12. This is the current method of producing sulfuric acid
in high concentrations. Platinum used to be the
catalyst for the reaction but V2O5 is now preferred.
This process also produces SO3 and oleum.
Dorr process
Frasch process
Contact process
Lead chamber process
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13. It is the most widely used white pigment because of its
brightness and very high refractive index. It is also an
effective opacifier in powder form, where it is
employed as a pigment to provide whites and opacity
to products such as paints, coating, plastics, inks,
foods, medicines as well as most toothpastes.

Zinc oxide
Lead oxide
Titanium dioxide
Magnesium oxide
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14. A process that uses odorless fats that are solid at
room temperature to capture the fragrant compounds
exuded by plants.

Expression
Enfleurage
Steam distillation
Extraction with solvent
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15. The dry pulpy residue left after the extraction of
juice from sugar cane. It is often used as fuel for
electricity generators.
bagasse
molasses
massecuite
invert sugar