Answer to Question #274421 in Chemistry for sri

Question

8500 kg/h of a 58% by weight mixture of methanol and water is separated by multistage

batch distillation. The top product (distillate) contains 91 % by weight methanol and

the bottom product still contains 6% of methanol by weight.

a).

Draw and label the flow diagram.

[ 2 marks]

b)

Write all the balance equations involved.

[ 3 marks]

c)

Calculate mass flowrate of distillate and bottom product.

[ 3 marks]

d).

Calculate the percentage (%) of methanol not recovered.

[ 2 marks]

Answer 1

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