Organic Chemical Technology

Part A (20 x 2 = 40 Marks)

1. What are the advantages of Kraft pulp?

2. How do you obtain glucose from starch?
3. Why beating is required in the manufacture of pulp?
4. What are the uses of baggasse?
5. Name four industrial fermentation products
6. What are detergents?
7. What are the steps involved in the refining of edible oils?
8. What is meant by hydrogenation of oil?
9. Give the refinery crude petroleum classification
10. What is catalytic cracking?
11. What are the byproducts from natural gasoline?
12. Name two oil refineries in Tamil Nadu
13. How are plastics classified?
14. What are the ways by which polymerization takes place?
15. Mention few industrial applications of polymers
16. How silicon rubbers are made?
17. What is Neoprene?
18. Name any four dye-intermediates
19. Classify the dyes
20. Name two tanning processes in leather industry

Part B (5 x 12 = 60 Marks)

21. (a) Describe the manufacture of corn-starch with the help of flow diagram. Mention
the uses of starch

Or

(b) Discuss the various gasification processes of coal with a diagram

22. (a) Describe the manufacture of industrial alcohol from molasses with the help of
flow diagram

Or

(b) What are oils and fats? What are the methods available for the extraction of oils?
Describe any one method in detail

23. (a) What is Sweetening? List the different sweetening treatments used in petroleum
processing. Discuss any one method in detail

Or

(b) Describe the catalytic reforming process for the naphtha feed with a flow sheet
24. (a) What are plastics? What are the basic differences between thermoplastic and
thermosetting resins? Give examples

Or

(b) Discuss the various methods of polymerization.

25. (a) Describe the viscose process for the manufacture of Rayon fiber indicating the
steps involved in detail.

Or

(b) (i) Compare natural and synthetic rubbers

(ii) How is natural rubber prepared? What are it's important properties?

II

Part A (20 x 2 = 40 Marks)

1. Why beating is required in the manufacture of pulp?

2. Mention the steps involved in the manufacture of sugar
3. What are the uses of bagasse?
4. What are the industrial applications of starch?
5. Name four industrial fermentation products
6. What is meant by hydrogenation in oil and fat industry?
7. What are soaps and detergents?
8. What are the uses of fatty acids?
9. What are the byproducts from natural gasoline?
10. What are heavy distillates?
11. What are the characteristics of petroleum refining?
12. What is meant by catalytic reforming?
13. How are plastics classified?
14. What are the ways in which polymerization takes place?
15. Name three synthetic fibers
16. Give one example of polyester
17. Name three synthetic rubbers
18. Name two tanning processes in leather industry
19. Vegetable tanning is used for what type of materials?
20. Classify the dyes

Part B (5 x 12 = 60 Marks)

21. (a) Describe the manufacture of sulphate pulp including black liquor recovery

Or

(b) Discuss the various gasification processes of coal with neat diagram

22. (a) Describe the manufacture of industrial alcohol from molasses with the help of a
flow chart
 Or

(b) What is soap? How is soap manufactured?

23. (a) Discuss the products obtained from the refining of petroleum and indicate their
commercial uses

Or

(b) What is sweetening? List the different sweetening treatments used in petroleum
processing. Discuss any one method in detail

24. (a) What are plastics? What are the basic differences between thermoplastic,
thermosetting and elastomer resins. Give examples

Or

(b) (i) Discuss about different types of resins

(ii) Describe the manufacture of phenol-formaldehyde resin with a neat flow diagram
(5 + 7)
25. (a) Describe the viscose process for the manufacture of Rayon fiber indicating in
detail the steps involved

Or

(b) (i) Compare natural and synthetic rubbers

(ii) How is natural rubber prepared? What are its important properties (6 + 6)

III

Part A (20 x 2 = 40 Marks)

1. Name the machine used for making paper from wet pulp
2. Why raw sugar is to be refined?
3. What is viscous rayon?
4. What are the main products of coal gasification?
5. List two examples of fermentation products and their sources
6. What are surfactants?
7. Indicate one route for getting synthetic glycerin
8. What are antibiotics?
9. What are the general constituents of crude petroleum?
10. What are the main petroleum refinery fractions?
11. What is hydroforming?
12. Name a few important large-scale petrochemicals that can be obtained from benzene
13. Give an example of a monomer and its corresponding polymer
14. Distinguish addition and condensation polymerization?
15. What is emulsion polymerization?
16. Name two thermoplastics
17. What is Teflon and where it is mainly used?
18. What are the main properties of a fiber?
19. What are polyurethanes?
20. Name two dye intermediates

Part B (5 x 12 = 60 Marks)

21. (a) Discuss the different methods of preparing pulp and compare them

Or

(b) With a neat flow diagram explain the manufacture of starch from corn

22. (a) Describe the manufacture of citric acid from crude sugar

Or

(b) Illustrate with a flow sheet how detergents are produced

23. (a) Classify as per the order of their cuts, the various petroleum products obtained
from crude petroleum with their uses

Or

(b) Describe with a flow chart, the production of Benzene from petroleum naphtha

24. (a) Discuss with examples the different types of polymers

Or

(b) Explain with a flow sheet the production of phenol-formaldehyde resin

25. (a) Explain with a flow chart the manufacture of polyester fibers

Or

(b) Discuss the different synthetic rubbers with their specific properties and uses.

IV

Part A (20 x 2 = 40 Marks)

1. Give two examples of unit operations. Also give the schematic representations
2. What is the significance of beating in the manufacture of pulp?
3. Outline the steps involved in the manufacture of starch
4. Write any two industrial applications of sugar
5. Give examples of antibiotics. Also write its uses
6. Explain the term Hydrogenation with reference to oil and fat industry
7. Explain the term ‘bio-degradability’ with reference to detergents
8. Write briefly about fatty acids
9. Give examples of byproducts from natural gasoline. Also indicate its uses
10. Write about petrochemical precursors
11. Outline the method of production of synthesis gas
12. What is bagasse? What are its uses?
13. What are the industrial applications of Xylene?
14. Compare and contrast thermoplastic and thermosetting resins
15. Outline the application of polymers in engineering plastics
16. What is meant by catalytic cracking?
17. Write examples of synthetic fibers
18. Briefly write about tanning processes commonly used in leather industry
19. Write about epoxy resins
20. Give examples of dye-intermediates. Also write its uses

Part B (5 x 12 = 60 Marks)

21. (a) With a neat sheet, describe the various stages involved in the manufacture of
paper

Or

(b) Describe in detail the various gasification processes of coal with a neat diagram

22. (a) With the help of a neat flow chart, describe the manufacture of ethyl alcohol by
fermentation process

Or

(b) (i) Explain the manufacture of detergents (7)

(ii) Explain the process used for refining of edible oils (5)
23. (a) (i) Discuss the different products obtained from the refining of petroleum at
various stages (9)
(ii) Also give their commercial applications (3)

Or

(b) (i) Describe the manufacture of butadiene (8)

(ii) Write important uses of Xylene (4)
24. (a) Describe the various stages involved in the production of polypropylene. Also
give block diagram

Or

(b) (i) Briefly discuss about epoxy resins (7)

(ii) Outline the classification of plastics (5)
25. (a) Describe the various stages involved in the manufacture of Rayon fiber by
viscose process
Or
(b) (i) Briefly write about the preparation of synthetic rubber (8)
(ii) Outline the classification of synthetic fibers (4)