Forty-five kg of a solution of 30 wt% ethylene glycol in water is to be extracted with furfural. Using Figures, calculate the: (a) minimum kg of solvent; (b) maximum kg of solvent; (c) kg of solvent-free extract and raffinate for 45 kg solvent, and the percentage glycol extracted; and (d) maximum purity of glycol in the extract and the maximum purity of water in the raffinate for one stage. Ethylene GlycolIBI0.90.10.8/0.20.70.30.4Ey boundanPlait0.5PointP.050.60.3Tie ine0.70.20.80.10.9Furfural(C)Water(A)D 0.90.80.50.40.1 G0.70.60.30.2Mass fraction furfuralethylene gyolas fract ion witerMass fraction%3BEtrectReffinate 100.90.80.70.645" Line0.50.40.30.20.1o 0.1 0.2 03 0.4 O5 0.6 0.7 0.8 09 1.0Mass fraction glyool in raffinateMass fraction glycol inextmct

Mass fraction of water= 100-30% ethylene glycol =70% Draw a line from C(0,1) to Feed to 70% mass…

Answered: Ethylene Glycol IBI 0.9 0.1 0.8/ 0.2…

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Forty-five kg of a solution of 30 wt% ethylene glycol in water is to be extracted with furfural. Using Figures, calculate the: (a) minimum kg of solvent; (b) maximum kg of solvent; (c) kg of solvent-free extract and raffinate for 45 kg solvent, and the percentage glycol extracted; and (d) maximum purity of glycol in the extract and the maximum purity of water in the raffinate for one stage.

Ethylene Glycol
IBI
0.9
0.1
0.8/
0.2
0.7
0.3
0.4
Ey boundan
Plait
0.5
Point
P.
05
0.6
0.3
Tie ine
0.7
0.2
0.8
0.1
0.9
Furfural
(C)
Water
(A)
D 0.9
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.1 G
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.2
Mass fraction furfural
ethylene gyol
as fract ion witer
Mass fraction
%3B
Etrect
Reffinate

10
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
45" Line
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
o 0.1 0.2 03 0.4 O5 0.6 0.7 0.8 09 1.0
Mass fraction glyool in raffinate
Mass fraction glycol inextmct

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