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Question 1 A vapour stream flows into an absorber at a flow of 100 mol/s. The composition of the stream is given below Component water Mol% 1 diethyl ether 4 n-butanol 93 n-butane A liquid solvent stream is used to recover diethyl ether. The flow of diethyl ether recovered in the liquid stream is 4.1 mol/s. a. Calculate the number of theoretical plates required to recover the ether in the liquid solvent stream. Write down the assumptions you need to make to do the calculations.

Question 1 A vapour stream flows into an absorber at a flow of 100 mol/s. The composition of the stream is given below Component water Mol% 1 diethyl ether 4 n-butanol 93 n-butane A liquid solvent stream is used to recover diethyl ether. The flow of diethyl ether recovered in the liquid stream is 4.1 mol/s. a. Calculate the number of theoretical plates required to recover the ether in the liquid solvent stream. Write down the assumptions you need to make to do the calculations.

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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Question 1 A vapour, stream flows into an absorber at a flow of 100 mol/s. The composition of the stream is given below Component water diethyl ether n-butanol n-butane Mol% 1 4 2 93 A liquid solvent stream is used to recover diethyl ether. The flow of diethyl ether recovered in the liquid stream is 4.1 mol/s. a. Calculate the number of theoretical plates required to recover the ether in the liquid solvent stream. Write down the assumptions you need to make to do the calculations.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 1 A vapour, stream flows into an absorber at a flow of 100 mol/s. The composition of the stream is given below Component water diethyl ether n-butanol n-butane Mol% 1 4 2 93 A liquid solvent stream is used to recover diethyl ether. The flow of diethyl ether recovered in the liquid stream is 4.1 mol/s. a. Calculate the number of theoretical plates required to recover the ether in the liquid solvent stream. Write down the assumptions you need to make to do the calculations.
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