In the feedstock preparation section of a plant manufacturing natural gasoline, isopentane is removed from butane-free gasoline. Assume for purposes of simplification that the process and components are as shown. What fraction of the butane-free gasoline is passed through the isopentane tower? The process is in steady state and no reaction occurs. Isopentane side stream S i-C3H12 100% orls to Iso- De- butanizer pentane tower Overall system boundary n-CgH12 100% Mix 100 kg Butane free feed n-CSH12 80% i-CSH12 20% -To natural gas- oline plant P 90% n-CSH12 10% i-CSH12 Mix
In the feedstock preparation section of a plant manufacturing natural gasoline, isopentane is removed from butane-free gasoline. Assume for purposes of simplification that the process and components are as shown. What fraction of the butane-free gasoline is passed through the isopentane tower? The process is in steady state and no reaction occurs. Isopentane side stream S i-C3H12 100% orls to Iso- De- butanizer pentane tower Overall system boundary n-CgH12 100% Mix 100 kg Butane free feed n-CSH12 80% i-CSH12 20% -To natural gas- oline plant P 90% n-CSH12 10% i-CSH12 Mix
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Transcribed Image Text:In the feedstock preparation section of a plant manufacturing natural gasoline, isopentane is removed
from butane-free gasoline. Assume for purposes of simplification that the process and components are
as shown. What fraction of the butane-free gasoline is passed through the isopentane tower? The
process is in steady state and no reaction occurs.
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ori to
Isopentane side stream S
i-CSH12 100%
De-
butanizer
Iso-
Overall
pentane
system
boundary
tower
n-CSH2 100%
-Mix
100 kg Butane free
feed
n-CSH12 80%
i-CSH12 20%
To natural ggs-
oline plont P
90% n-CSH12
10% i-CSH12
Mix
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