Naphthalene is removed from coke oven gas by________________?

Correct answer: C. Scrubbing with wash oil (a petroleum product)

  • A. Absorbing in vetro-coke solution
  • B. Adsorbing on bog iron bed
  • C. Scrubbing with wash oil (a petroleum product)
  • D. None of these

Explanation

Naphthalene is removed from coke-oven gas by absorption in wash oil, a petroleum fraction that dissolves the hydrocarbon vapours. Bog iron is associated with gas purification in other contexts, not the usual naphthalene-removal method.

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