TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE C. liquid side mass transfer co-efficient should be decreased.

PHILIPPINES D. mass transfer co-efficient must be kept constant

MANILA Desirable value of absorption factor in an absorber is
GAS ABSORPTION COMPETENCY EXAM A. 1
NAME:__________________________________ B. <1
DATE:_______________ ENGR. LORRAINE C. >1
CARRILLO D. 0.5
INSTRUCTIONS: ENCIRCLE THE 8. A good solvent used for absorption should not have very
CORRECT ANSWER high
A. viscosity C. freezing point
1. Most important factor to be considered in the selection of B. vapor pressure D. all (a), (b) & (c)
packings for absorbers is the __________ of packing.
A. size B. durability For absorbers, high pressure drop results in
C. porosity D. cost A. increased efficiency.
B. decreased efficiency.
2. Under conditions of flooding in packed tower, the gas C. high operating cost.
pressure drop D. better gas liquid contact.
A. decreases rapidly C. remains constant
B. increases rapidly D. is maximum 9.

3. With increase in gas rate, the number of transfer units, CO2 can be absorbed by
NtoG, for a fixed degree of absorption by a fixed amount of A. hot cupric oxide
solvent B. heated charcoal
A. increases C. decreases linearly C. cold Ca(OH)2
B. decreases D. remains unaffected D. alumina

4.. Absorption accompanied with chemical reaction is 10. Pick out the wrong statement
exemplified by the absorption of A. Co-current absorbers are usually used, when the gas to be
A. ammonia in water. dissolved in the liquid is a pure substance.
B. benzol present in coke oven gas by wash oil. B. In case of gas absorption, HETP is equal to HTU, when
C. SO2 in alkaline solution. both the operating line & the equilibrium lines are parallel.
D. all (a), (b) and (c). C. Hatta number is important in case of gas absorption with
chemical reaction.
5. Absorption with chemical reaction' is involved in the D. In actual practice, absorption is an en-dothermic process,
removal of while stripping is an exothermic process.
A. carbon dioxide from gaseous stream using alkaline
solution. For gas absorption, low viscosity solvents are preferred,
B. benzol from coke oven gas using solar oil/wash oil. because of their
C. ammonia from coke oven gas using refrigerated water. A. better flow characteristics.
D. tar from coke oven gas in primary gas coolers using chilled B. low pumping pressure drop.
water. C. rapid absorption rates.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
For a single component absorber, the operating line is straight
only when plotted in term of __________ units. 11. In an absorption coloumn, the flooding velocity for
A. partial pressure random packing is __________ that for stacked/regular
B. mole ratio packing.
C. mole fraction A. greater than
D. none of these B. smaller than
5. Absorption factor method is used to calculate the number of C. equal to
ideal stages, when D. either (a), or (b) ; depends on the type of packing
A. operating line lies above the equilibrium line.
B. operating line lies below the equilibrium line. Ammonia present in the coke oven gas is removed by washing
C. both operating and equilibrium lines are parallel. with
D. pressure drop in the column is very high. A. caustic solution
B. dilute ammoniacal liquor
Absorption accompanied by heat evolution results in C. dilute HCl
A. increased capacity of the absorber. D. ethanolamine
B. increase in equilibrium solubility.
C. decrease in equilibrium solubility. 12. H2S is being absorbed in a gas absorber unit. The height of
D. none of these. the transfer unit based on the overall mass transfer coefficient
on the gas side is 0.4 m. The equilibrium data is given by, y =
6. 1.5 x. The bulk concentration of H2S has to be reduced from
Which of the following is not fixed by the process 0.05 to 0.001 mole fraction in the gas side. The height of the
requirements, in the design of absorbers ? tower (in metres) corresponding to an operating line given by,
A. Flow rate of the entering gas. y = 5x + 0.001 is
B. Composition of the entering liquid. A. 2.0 B.1.56 C. 1.0 D. 0.56
C. Terminal concentrations of gas stream. 13. A packed tower compared to a plate tower for a particular
D. None of these. mass transfer operation
A. incurs smaller pressure drop.
7. For absorbing a sparingly soluble gas in a liquid B. allows installation of cooling coils.
A. gas side mass transfer co-efficient should be increased. C. is less costly when built in large sizes/diameters.
B. liquid side mass transfer co-efficient should be increased.
D. is more suitable, if suspended solids are present in C. increases
fluid streams. D. decreases exponentially
In the desorption of highly soluble gas from the liquid, the
In a gas-liquid absorption coloumn, for obtaining the main resistance will be in the __________ phase.
maximum absorption efficiency A. gas
A. liquid stream should be distributed uniformly. B. liquid
B. gas stream should be distributed uniformly. C. both (a) & (b)
C. both gas as well as liquid streams should be distributed D. neither (a) nor (b)
uniformly.
D. by passing should be completely avoided. 20. Which of these columns incurs the lowest pressure drop ?
A. Packed column (with stacked packing)
14. In an absorber, HETP does not vary with the B. Packed column (with dumped packing)
A. flow rate of liquid C. Bubble plate column
B. flow rate of gas D. Pulse column
C. type and size of packing
D. none of these If G = insoluble gas in gas stream and L = non-volatile
solvent in liquid stream, then the slope of the operating line
Co-current absorbers are usually used when the gas to be for the absorber is
dissolved in the liquid is A. L/G B. G/L
A. sparingly soluble C. always < 1 D. none of these
B. highly soluble
C. a pure substance 21. In the desorption of highly soluble gas from the liquid, the
D. a mixture main resistance will be in the __________ phase.
A. gas
15. For the same system, if the same liquid used in an absorber B. liquid
is decreased, the tower height will C. both (a) & (b)
A. increase B. decrease D. neither (a) nor (b)
C. remain unaffected
D. decrease or increase ; depends on the type of liquid The individual mass transfer co-efficients (moles/m2 . s) for
absorption of a solute from a gas mixture into a liquid solvent
Pick out the wrong statement: are, KL = 4.5 and KG = 1.5. The slope of the equilibrium line
A. Absorption factor is constant, when the equilibrium and is 3. Which of the following resistance (s) is (are) controlling ?
operating lines are straight. A. liquid side B. gas side
B. In case of a stripper, the equilibrium curve is always below C. interfacial D. both liquid and gas side
the operating line.
C. In case of an absorber, the operating line is always above 22. Operating velocity in a packed tower is usually
the equilibrium curve. __________ the flooding velocity.
D. In the absorption of low solubility gases, the liquid film is A. half
the controlling resistance.KCal/m2.hr.°K4. B. twice
16. In case of absorption & stripping, the interface of the C. equal to
liquid & gas phases are present in equilibrium, when the D. more than
diffusional resistance of __________ is zero.
A. interface B. gas phase c' Hypersorption refers to a __________ process.
C. liquid phase D. all 'a', 'b' & ' A. fixed bed absorption
B. moving bed absorption
17. In an interphase mass transfer process, the lesser the C. fixed bed adsorption
solubility of a given solute in a liquid, the higher are the D. moving bed adsorption
chances that the transfer process will be
A. liquid phase resistance-controlled. 23. Minimum possible diameter of a packed coloumn is
B. gas phase resistance controlled. decided mainly by the
C. impossible. A. flooding
D. driven by a non-linear driving force. B. gas viscosity
In an absorber, HETP does not vary with the C. liquid density
A. flow rate of liquid D. liquid hold up
B. flow rate of gas In a moderately sized packed absorption tower, channeling
C. type and size of packing (which is most severe with stacked packings) can be
D. none of these minimised by taking the ratio of tower diameter to packing
18. Which of the following equipments is not used for gas diameter
dispersion ? A. > 4 :1 B. < 8 : 1
A. Agitated vessels C. > 8:1 D. < 6:1
B. Bubble cap tray towers 24.
C. Perforated sieve tray towers When both the fluids flow concurrently in an absorber, the
D. Spray towers slope of the operating line is
With increase in the liquid flow rate at a fixed gas velocity in a A. - ve
randomly packed counter current gas-liquid absorption B. + ve
column, the gas pressure drop C. 1
A. decreases B. remains unchanged D. -1
C. increases D. decreases exponentially Separation of a mixture of two gases by absorption in the
liquid solvent depends upon the difference in their
19. With increase in the liquid flow rate at a fixed gas velocity A. viscosity B. density
in a randomly packed counter current gas-liquid absorption C. solubility D. relative volatility
column, the gas pressure drop B. excessive corrosion D. decrease in heat exchanger
A. decreases efficiency
B. remains unchanged
25. In case of absorption & stripping, the interface of the and x is given by y* = x. If the stage is ideal, then the value of
liquid & gas phases are present in equilibrium, when the y is
diffusional resistance of __________ is zero. A) 1/15 (B) 1/10 (C) 2/15 (D) 1/6
A. interface 30. If the stage efficiency is 50%, then the value of y is
B. gas phase A) 1/12 (B) 1/6 (C) 1/4 (D) 1/3
C. liquid phase
D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c' 30. The operating line for an absorber is curved, when plotted
__________ column is used in gas absorption process. in terms of
A. Wetted wall A. mole fractions
B. Seive/perforated tray B. mole ratios
C. Bubble cap C. partial pressure
D. Packed D. mass fractions

26. Absorption (liquid-gas system) with evolution of heat as 31. In case of absorption with exothermic reaction, for fluids
compared to isothermal absorption results in having
A. decreased solute solubility. A. Pr = Sc; percentage change in heat and mass transfer
B. large minimum liquid to gas (L/G) ratio. flux will be the same for a given change in the degree of
C. large number of trays. turbulence.
D. all (a), (b) and (c). B. Pr = Sc = 1; total mass, momentum and thermal
Which of the following is not fixed by the process diffusivity will be the same.
requirements, in the design of absorbers ? C. both (a) and (b)
A. Flow rate of the entering gas. D. Pr = Sc ; there won't be any change in heat and mass
B. Composition of the entering liquid. transfer flux with changes in degree of turbulence.
C. Terminal concentrations of gas stream.
D. None of these. 32. During bottling of cold drinks (e.g. Pepsi), the main
resistance to mass transfer for the absorption of carbon dioxide
27. Pick out the wrong statement: in water lies in the
A. Absorption factor is constant, when the equilibrium and A. gas film
operating lines are straight. B. liquid film
B. In case of a stripper, the equilibrium curve is always C. liquid-gas interface
below the operating line. D. none of these
C. In case of an absorber, the operating line is always
above the equilibrium curve. 33. The overall mass transfer co-efficient for the absorption of
D. In the absorption of low solubility gases, the liquid SO2 in air with dilute NaOH solution can be increased
film is the controlling resistance. substantially by
Pick out the wrong statement A. increasing the gas film co-efficient.
A. Co-current absorbers are usually used, when the gas to be B. increasing the liquid film co-efficient.
dissolved in the liquid is a pure substance. C. increasing the total pressure.
B. In case of gas absorption, HETP is equal to HTU, when D. decreasing the total pressure.
both the operating line & the equilibrium lines are parallel.
C. Hatta number is important in case of gas absorption with 34. Flooding results in
chemical reaction. A. high tray efficiency
D. In actual practice, absorption is an en-dothermic process, B. low tray efficiency
while stripping is an exothermic process. C. high gas velocity
D. good contact between the fluids
28. Co-current absorbers are usually used when the gas to be
dissolved in the liquid is 35. For contacting a highly soluble gas with a liquid
A. sparingly soluble A. bubble the gas through liquid.
B. highly soluble B. spray the liquid on gas stream.
C. a pure substance C. either (a) or (b) would suffice.
D. a mixture D. none of these.
in gas absorption, if the mass transfer coefficient in then liquid
phase is very much greater than the mass transfer coefficient 36. With increase in solvent rate, the number of transfer units,
in the gas phase, which of the following statements is not true? NtoG, for a fixed degree of absorption from a fixed amount of
a.The liquid film resistance is negligible gas
b.The mass transfer operation is controlled by the gas phase A. increases
resistance B. decreases
c.The solute in the gas mixture is very soluble in the liquid C. decreases linearly
d.The liquid film resistance controls the rate of mass transfer D. remains unaffected

29. 37. The absorption factor is defined as (where, L = liquid flow

rate, G = gas flow rate and, m = slope of the equilibrium line)
The value of L/mG ratio for economical absorption operation A. L/mG
ranges from B. G/mL
A. 0.5 to 0.8 C. LG/m
B. 0.8 to 1.2 D. mL/G
C. 1.25 to 2.0
D. 2.5 to 3.5 38. Smoke is an example of
Water is used to absorb ammonia from a gas mixture in a A. solid dispersed in liquid
single separation stage contactor. The process is B. solid dispersed in gas
schematically represented in the figure below, C. liquid dispersed in gas
The molar gas and liquid flow rates, and the inlet mole D. gas dispersed in liquid
fractions are given in the figure. Both the liquid and the gas
phases are well mixed, and the equilibrium relation between y
39. For gas absorption, low viscosity solvents are preferred, C. gas absorption without chemical reaction.
because of their D. gas absorption with chemical reaction.
A. better flow characteristics.
B. low pumping pressure drop. 50. CO2 can be absorbed by
C. rapid absorption rates. A. hot cupric oxide
D. all (a), (b) and (c). B. heated charcoal
C. cold Ca(OH)2
40. Ammonia present in the coke oven gas is removed by D. alumina
washing with
A. caustic solution 51. Acetone is to be removed from air in an isothermal dilute
B. dilute ammoniacal liquor absorber using pure water as solvent. The incoming air
C. dilute HCl contains 5 mole% of acetone (yin = 0.05). The design equation
D. ethanolamine to be used for obtaining the number of trays (N) of the
absorber is, N+2 = 6 log (yin/yout).For 98% recovery of
41. H2S is being absorbed in a gas absorber unit. The height of acetone, the number of trays required is/are
the transfer unit based on the overall mass transfer coefficient A. 1 B. 8
on the gas side is 0.4 m. The equilibrium data is given by, y = C. 9 D. 10
1.5 x. The bulk concentration of H2S has to be reduced from
0.05 to 0.001 mole fraction in the gas side. The height of the 52. Separation of a mixture of two gases by absorption in the
tower (in metres) corresponding to an operating line given by, liquid solvent depends upon the difference in their
y = 5x + 0.001 is A. viscosity
A. 2.0 B. 1.56 B. density
C. 1.0 D. 0.56 C. solubility
D. relative volatility
42. Which one of the following devices is not used for both
the absorption as well as the liquid-liquid extraction 53. In the absorption of ammonia in water, the main resistance
processes ? to absorption is by the __________ phase.
A. Packed towers A. liquid
B. Plate towers B. gas
C. Spray towers C. both (a) & (b)
D. Wetted wall columns D. neither (a) nor (b)

43. The process employing desorption of the absorbed solute 54. An alkaline solution is used to reduce the concentration of
by a solvent is called carbon dioxide in a stream from 10% to 0.1% by absorption
A. elution with irreversible chemical reaction. The overall number of
B. osmosis transfer units based on gas phase is
C. reverse osmosis A. 9.21 B. 4.605
D. sublimation C. 100 D. 0.001

44. Absorption factor, for a fixed degree of absorption from a 55. __________ column is used in gas absorption process.
fixed amount of gas should be A. Wetted wall
A. 1 B. Seive/perforated tray
B. >1 C. Bubble cap
C. <1 D. Packed
D. ≤1
56. In a moderately sized packed absorption tower, channeling
45. Which of the following is not fixed by the process (which is most severe with stacked packings) can be
requirements, in the design of absorbers ? minimised by taking the ratio of tower diameter to packing
A. Flow rate of the entering gas. diameter
B. Composition of the entering liquid. A. > 4 :1
C. Terminal concentrations of gas stream. B. <8:1
D. None of these. C. > 8:1
D. < 6:1
46. Desirable value of absorption factor in an absorber is
A. 1 57. __________ column is preferred to be used, when a high
B. <1 liquid hold up is required in a reactor for gas-liquid reaction.
C. >1 A. Packed B. Bubble
D. 0.5 C. Spray D. Tray

47. What is the degree of freedom of an absorption process in 58. In a gas-liquid absorption coloumn, for obtaining the
which only one component is transferred between phases ? maximum absorption efficiency
A. 3 B. 2 A. liquid stream should be distributed uniformly.
C. 4 D. 1 B. gas stream should be distributed uniformly.
C. both gas as well as liquid streams should be
48. distributed uniformly.
For absorbers, high pressure drop results in D. by passing should be completely avoided.
A. increased efficiency. 59. Most important factor to be considered in the selection of
B. decreased efficiency. packings for absorbers is the __________ of packing.
C. high operating cost. A.size B. durability
D. better gas liquid contact. C. porosity D. cost

49. The Hatta number is important in 60. Which of the following quantities need not be fixed before
A. multicomponent distillation. starting the design of a co-current absorber ?
B. binary distillation. A. Heat gain or loss
B. Flow rate of entering liquid
C. Flow rate of gas
D. None of these

61. Physical absorption is

A. an irreversible phenomenon.
B. a reversible phenomenon.
C. accompanied by evolution of heat.
D. both (b) and (c)

62.