1) Determine the bottom product composition, as well as the molar flowrates of the distillate and bottom product, from a distillation column separating a binary mixture

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Q1. (i)D=11.25 mol/s, W=88.8 mol/s, xw=0.0113; (ii)D=104.00 mol/s, W=156.0 mol/s, xw=0.1333; (iii)D=2.10 mol/s,W=45.9 mol/s, xw=0.0157

1) Determine the bottom product composition, as well as the molar flowrates of the
distillate and bottom product, from a distillation column separating a binary mixture in
the following cases, where F is the feed molar flowrate and xf is mole fraction of the
more volatile component in the feed:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
F/mol s-1
100
260
48
Xf
0.1
0.4
0.05
Recovery
90%
80%
70%
Xd
0.8
0.8
0.8
Transcribed Image Text:1) Determine the bottom product composition, as well as the molar flowrates of the distillate and bottom product, from a distillation column separating a binary mixture in the following cases, where F is the feed molar flowrate and xf is mole fraction of the more volatile component in the feed: (i) (ii) (iii) F/mol s-1 100 260 48 Xf 0.1 0.4 0.05 Recovery 90% 80% 70% Xd 0.8 0.8 0.8
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