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Inorganic Chemical Industries
GATE 2016
Easy
India has no economically exploitable elemental sulphur deposits. Which industry produces elemental sulphur as a by-product in India?
- ACoal carbonisation plants
- Petroleum refineries
- CPaper and pulp industries
- DIron and steel making plants
Explanation
Petroleum refineries recover elemental sulphur as a by-product via the Claus process, desulfurizing crude oil fractions.
Source: GATE CH 2016 (2016)
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