Answer to Question #328992 in Chemical Engineering for Thembani

Question

200 kg/min of feed are fed to a continuous distillation column. The stream contains

70 kg /min NaOH and the difference is water. The distillate flows out of the column at

90 kg /min and contains 4 kg /min NaOH. Determine the bottom stream mass flow

rate and the composition of all streams. Draw and label the flowchart.

Answer 1

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