How much finished paint (in kg/d) can the plant produce
A paint production facility recelves various raw materials in their plant. Their goal is to mix several materials to come up with their product lineup. In one instance, the target product is a pant containing 39% pigment volume concentration (PVC, or % by volume), along with 2% by volume of an additive while the balance is a solvent. The plant receives 2000 kg/d of a weaker paint (10 vol% pigment, 90 vol% solvent), while they have large amounts of pure pigment, solvent, and additive on hand. The
following are the specific gravities of the materials:
Pure pigment: 4.6
Pure additive: 3.8
Pure solvent: 0 88
a. How much finished paint (in kg/d) can the plant produce?
b. How many cans of the finished paint product can the plant send out to sell? Each can of paint needs 4 L of the finished product (sg = 2.40).
C. How much pure pigment, additive, and solvent (in kg/d) are required to be mixed with the weaker paint to produce the desired product?
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