B.E / B.Tech./B.Arch.

PRACTICAL END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2019

Fifth Semester

PM8561 & PETROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY

(Regulations 2017)

Time: 3 Hours Answer any one Question Max. Marks 100

(To be filled by the question paper setter)

Aim/Principle/Apparatus Tabulation/Circuit/ Calculation Viva-Voce Record Total

required/Procedure Program/Drawing & Results
20 30 30 10 10 100

Note to question paper setter

Q.No.
 Each question carries 100 marks.
 Questions may have subdivisions if required.
 Each question must correspond to one (or more, if required) experiment(s) / topic(s) in the syllabus.
 Questions should be set covering all the experiments / topics in the syllabus.
 The student would be expected to carry out one experiment from the list of questions during the end
semester examinations (during the 3 hours duration).
1. Study and determine the Sulphur content present in the petroleum products. (100)

2. Conduct the experiments to determine the gaseous components in the flue gas by Orsat analysis
apparatus. (100)
3. Carry out the experiment and determine the aromatic content of the given sample. (100)

4. Determine the Cetane number and Diesel index by using aromatic content determination. (100)

5. Determine the Lead content present in the given sample.

6. Determine the acid and salt content present in the given sample.

7. Carry out the experiments to analyse the given petrochemical product using UV Spectrometer.
(100)
8. Determine the variation of Lambert Beer’s Law in UV-Visible spectrometer using Potassium
Permanganate. (100)
9. Study and analysis the petrochemicals using NMR with MS.(100)

10. Study and analysis the petrochemicals using Gas Chromatography. (100)

11. Study and analysis the Biodegradation of petrochemicals. (100)

12. Study and analysis the Bio-Remediation of petrochemicals. (100)

13. Determine the Refractive index of petrochemicals using measuring devices. (100)

14. Determine the refractive index value of the given sample. (100)

15. Analyse the given sample to determine the moisture content present in the sample by KF titration
method. (100)
16. Carry out the experiments to determine the total acidity of the given sample. (100)

17. Determine the Acid value of the given sample by Acid base titration techniques. (100)

18. Determine the Dynamic viscosity of the given sample. (100)

19. Determine the calorific value of the given fuel using Bomb Calorimeter.(100)