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countercurrent extraction system is to treat 100 kg/min of sliced sugar beets with fresh water as solvent. Analysis of the beets is as follows:                                 water                      48%                                 sugar                      12%                                 pulp                        40%   97% sugar is to be recovered and the extract phase leaving the system is to contain 15% sugar. Determine the number of cells required if each kg of dry pulp retains 3 kg of water.

countercurrent extraction system is to treat 100 kg/min of sliced sugar beets with fresh water as solvent. Analysis of the beets is as follows:                                 water                      48%                                 sugar                      12%                                 pulp                        40%   97% sugar is to be recovered and the extract phase leaving the system is to contain 15% sugar. Determine the number of cells required if each kg of dry pulp retains 3 kg of water.

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A countercurrent extraction system is to treat 100 kg/min of sliced sugar beets with fresh water as solvent. Analysis of the beets is as follows:

                                water                      48%

                                sugar                      12%

                                pulp                        40%

 

97% sugar is to be recovered and the extract phase leaving the system is to contain 15% sugar. Determine the number of cells required if each kg of dry pulp retains 3 kg of water.

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