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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


BE - SEMESTER–VII • EXAMINATION – WINTER • 2014
Subject Code: 170504 Date: 27-11-2014
Subject Name: New Separation Techniques
Time: 10:30 am - 01:00 pm Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1 (a) Explain with neat flowsheet working of Pressure Swing Adsorption used for 07
production of nitrogen.

(b) Disucss about the advantages and disadvantages of Pressure Swing Adsorption 07
over Cryogenic Distillation.
Q.2 (a) Explain with neat sketch the working of BATCH SUPPER CRITICAL 07
EXTRACTION UNIT and discuss about the effect of cosolvent or modifier on
super critical extraction.
(b) Advantages and disadvantages of reactive / catalytic distillation over 07
conventional reaction followed by distillation.
OR
(b) Discuss about the various types of contacting devices use in Catalytic 07
Distillation.
Q.3 Explain with neat sketch the working of Short Path Distillation Unit and discuss 14
how the most gentle conditions for the distillation of heat sensitive products are
obtained in the same.Also list out commercial applications of Short Path
Distillation.

OR
Q.3 Explain with neat flowsheet Residuum Oil Supercritical Extraction (ROSE) 14
process. Also discuss about the advantages and disadvantaes of this process over
conventional propane deasphalting process.

Q.4 Explain working principle of Pressure Swing Distillation. Also discuss about the 14
advantages and disadvantaes of this operation over azeotropic and extractive
distillations.Give two applications of Pressure Swing Distillation with neat
flowsheet.

OR
Q.4 Discuss working principle of Reverse Osmosis and its industrial applications. 14

Q.5 Write short notes on following.


(a) Membrane reactor 07
(b) Pervaporation 07
OR
Q.5 Discuss about the different techniques used for Melt crystallization. 14

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