Code No: RR210804 Set No.

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
INORGANIC CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Explain the importance of energy and material balance in a process plant. Why
they are computed? [16]

2. (a) What are the various major Engineering problems in the municipal water
conditioning.
(b) Describe the municipal water conditioning processes. [8+8]

3. (a) What are the various steps adopted in the manufacture of refractories?
(b) Give an account of the properties of silica bricks. [8+8]

4. (a) What are the various types of Portland cement?

(b) What are the functions of the ingredients of cement?
(c) Describe the various micro constituents and their functions in the Portland
cement. [6+6+4]

5. Write short note on

(a) Fused silica Glass

(b) High Silica Glass
(c) Borosilicate Glass
(d) Lead Glasses [4x4]

6. (a) What are the important sources of CO2 for commercial production of CO2 ?
Mention the uses of CO2 .
(b) Describe a typical process for CO2 recovery from fermentation with the help
of a flow diagram. [8+8]

7. Describe with a flow sheet the manufacture of urea pellets from ammonia and
carbondioxide. List out its applications. [16]

8. (a) Discuss about the radioactive nature of Radium?

(b) Discuss about its applications? [10+6]

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Code No: RR210804 Set No. 2
II B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
INORGANIC CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Explain the importance of energy and material balance in a process plant. Why
they are computed? [16]

2. Explain the mechanism of ion exchange operation. Explain the reaction involved
in water softening by ion-exchange. [16]

3. (a) What are the various steps adopted in the manufacture of refractories?
(b) Give an account of the properties of silica bricks. [8+8]

4. (a) Write a detailed note on Plaster of Paris.

(b) What are acid resistant cement and super sulphate cement? Mention their
applications. [8+8]

5. Explain with diagram how caustic soda is manufactured by diaphragm cell. [16]

6. (a) What are the different sources for production of CO2 .

(b) Discuss any one process in detail with a neat flow diagram. [6+10]

7. (a) Explain the properties of urea.

(b) Describe the manufacture of urea from liquid ammonia and gaseous carbon
dioxide at high pressure and temperature. [4+12]

8. (a) Discuss about the radioactive nature of Radium?

(b) Discuss about its applications? [10+6]

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Code No: RR210804 Set No. 3
II B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
INORGANIC CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Distinguish between batch and continuous processes. Write briefly on Batch versus
continuous operations. [16]

2. Explain the method of activated sludge sewage disposal. [16]

3. (a) What are the various steps adopted in the manufacture of refractories?
(b) Give an account of the properties of silica bricks. [8+8]

4. (a) Write a detailed note on Plaster of Paris.

(b) What are acid resistant cement and super sulphate cement? Mention their
applications. [8+8]

5. Distinguish between the merits and Demerits of diaphragm cell method and mer-
cury cathode cell method, used for production of caustic soda. [16]

6. (a) Describe in detail about cryogenic liquid hydrogen production.

(b) Explain various uses of hydrogen. [12+4]

7. (a) Explain the properties of urea.

(b) Describe the manufacture of urea from liquid ammonia and gaseous carbon
dioxide at high pressure and temperature. [4+12]

8. (a) Discuss about the radioactive nature of Radium?

(b) Discuss about its applications? [10+6]

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Code No: RR210804 Set No. 4
II B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
INORGANIC CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Briefly describe the following operations of a process industry and classify them in
to unit operations and unit processes.

(a) Calcination
(b) Combustion
(c) Drying of solids
(d) Crystallization. [4x4]

2. (a) Explain different methods of obtaining fresh water from saline water.
(b) Draw a neat flow diagram for the vapor recompression process for recovery of
fresh water form salt water. [8+8]

3. (a) What are the various steps adopted in the manufacture of refractories?
(b) Give an account of the properties of silica bricks. [8+8]

4. (a) Write a detailed note on Plaster of Paris.

(b) What are acid resistant cement and super sulphate cement? Mention their
applications. [8+8]

5. Write the working principles of the following with neat sketches

(a) Recuperative pot furnace

(b) Regenerative tank furnace [8+8]

6. What are different processes available for purification of hydrogen? Explain in

detail any of the three processes. [16]

7. Describe with a flow sheet the manufacture of ammonia from naphtha. Bring out
its uses. [16]

8. How is sulphur produced from pyrites? Draw the flow sheet and describe? [16]

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