Due to an increase in the demand of 95mol% benzene you have been requested to consult of a plant optimization process. You are requested to assist with a distillation column design for separating benzene form toluene. The current distillation unit they have consists of a partial reboiler, a bubble-cap column, and a total condenser. The feed is a liquid mixture, at its bubble point, consisting of 50 mol% benzene. The column is to produce a distillate containing 95 mol% benzene and a bottoms of 95 mol% toluene. Calculate for an operating pressure of 1 atm Using a reflux ratio (L/D) of 1.57, the number of actual plates needed.

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Due to an increase in the demand of 95mol% benzene you have been requested to consult of
a plant optimization process. You are requested to assist with a distillation column design for
separating benzene form toluene. The current distillation unit they have consists of a partial
reboiler, a bubble-cap column, and a total condenser. The feed is a liquid mixture, at its bubble
point, consisting of 50 mol% benzene. The column is to produce a distillate containing
95 mol% benzene and a bottoms of 95 mol% toluene.
Calculate for an operating pressure of 1 atm Using a reflux ratio (L/D) of 1.57, the number of
actual plates needed.
EQUILIBRIUM DATA IN MIOLE- FRACTION
BENZENE, 101 kPA
y 0.21 0.37 0.51 0.64 0.72 0.79 0.86 0.91 0.96 0.98
x 0.1
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0.95
Transcribed Image Text:Due to an increase in the demand of 95mol% benzene you have been requested to consult of a plant optimization process. You are requested to assist with a distillation column design for separating benzene form toluene. The current distillation unit they have consists of a partial reboiler, a bubble-cap column, and a total condenser. The feed is a liquid mixture, at its bubble point, consisting of 50 mol% benzene. The column is to produce a distillate containing 95 mol% benzene and a bottoms of 95 mol% toluene. Calculate for an operating pressure of 1 atm Using a reflux ratio (L/D) of 1.57, the number of actual plates needed. EQUILIBRIUM DATA IN MIOLE- FRACTION BENZENE, 101 kPA y 0.21 0.37 0.51 0.64 0.72 0.79 0.86 0.91 0.96 0.98 x 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.95
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