Silica gel is to be used to separate a mixture of butane and butylene. The feed containing 55% butane and 45% butylene is fed at the bottom of the column. The silica gel is introduced at the top and travels from top to bottom. The adsorbed gases (the product) are stripped from the silica gel. It contains 92% butane and 8% butylene (by mol). What is the composition of the gas exiting the adsorption column?
Silica gel is to be used to separate a mixture of butane and butylene. The feed containing 55% butane and 45% butylene is fed at the bottom of the column. The silica gel is introduced at the top and travels from top to bottom. The adsorbed gases (the product) are stripped from the silica gel. It contains 92% butane and 8% butylene (by mol). What is the composition of the gas exiting the adsorption column?
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Transcribed Image Text:Silica gel is to be used to separate a mixture of butane and butylene. The feed containing
55% butane and 45% butylene is fed at the bottom of the column. The silica gel is
introduced at the top and travels from top to bottom. The adsorbed gases (the product) are
stripped from the silica gel. It contains 92% butane and 8% butylene (by mol). What is the
composition of the gas exiting the adsorption column?
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