Assignment Sheet-4 Submission Date: 08.11.20

MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS – II
Department of Chemical Engineering

School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), Ahmedabad University
Assignment sheet-4 Submission date: 08.11.20
Instruction: Assume suitable data wherever necessary and specify it clearly in your
answers.
Problem-1
One thousand Kg of roasted copper ore containing 20% CuSO4, 70% gangue, and 10% water
is to be extracted by washing it three times with 1500 kg batches of fresh water. The settling
characteristics of the slurry have been found to be as follows:
x,wt fraction CuSO4 in solution 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
Kg solution retained/kg gangue 0.8 0.833 0.864 0.905 0.960 1.017 1.076
Determine (a) the percent composition by weight of the underflow sludge (b) the percentage
recovery of copper sulphate.
Problem-2
One thousand kg of a mixture of liquids A and C containing 30 weight% C is extracted twice

with a total quantity of 750 kg B in two equal amounts. Determine the composition of final
raffinate and percent of C extracted.
Raffinate phase Extract phase

A B C A B C
97 3 0 4 96 0
86 4 10 5 90 5
75 5 20 6 80 14
62 8 30 8 70 22
48 12 40 12 56 32
40 15 45 14 48 38
30 20 50 21 32 47
22 30 48 22 30 48
Also Calculate (a) the minimum amount of solvent (b) the maximum amount of solvent (c)
the weight of solvent- free extract and raffinate and the percentage of C extracted in a single
stage extraction with 750 kg solvent
Problem-3
It is desired to reduce the pyridine concentration of 2000 kg of an aqueous solution from 50

to 10% in a single batch extraction with chlorobenzene. The equilibrium data in weight
percent are given below:
Extract phase Raffinate phase

Water Chlorobenzene pyridine Water Chlorobenzene pyridine
0.05 99.95 0 99.92 0.08 0
0.67 88.28 11.05 94.82 0.16 5.02
1.15 79.9 18.95 88.71 0.24 11.05
1.62 74.28 24.1 80.72 0.38 18.9
2.25 69.15 28.6 73.92 0.58 25.5
2.87 65.18 31.55 62.05 1.85 36.1
3.95 61 35.05 50.87 4.18 44.95
6.4 53 40.6 37.9 8.9 53.2
13.2 37.8 49 13.2 37.8 49
Determine:
(a) The quantity of solvent required.

(b) The amount of raffinate and extract products.
(c) The composition of raffinate and extract products.
Problem-4
A pyridine –water solution containing 50% pyridine is to be extracted in a multistage cross

current unit with chlorobenzene as solvent to reduce the pyridine content to less than 10% in
the final raffinate. Feed is admitted at a rate 2000 kg/h to the frist stage and the quantity of
solvent admitted to each stage equals the amount of feed to that stage. Use the equilibrium
data given in exercise 3
Determine:
(a) The number of theoretical stages required

(b) The concentration of the final raffinate
(c) The quantity of solvent, kg/h
Probem-5
A solution of 5% acetaldehyde in toluene is to be extracted with water in a 4-stage

crosscurrent unit using 25 kg water in each stage for 100 kg feed. The equilibrium relation is
Y=2.2X where Y is kg acetaldehyde/kg water and X is kg acetaldehyde per kg toluene.
Determine:
(a) The percentage recovery of acetaldehyde.
(b) The final raffinate concentration.
Problem-6
A binary solution containing 10% by weight solute C dissolved in carrier gas A is fed to a
three stage countercurrent extraction unit at a rate of 1000 kg/h. pure solvent B is used for
extraction at a rate 800 kg/h. Determine:
(a) The composition of the final raffinate.

(b) The composition of the final raffinate, if the same total quantity of solvent is used in
equal amounts in a three stage crosscurrent unit. The equilibrium data are:
kg C/kg A 0.5 0.10 0.15

kg C/kg B 0.069 0.159 0.258
Problem-7
A 10 weight% solution of acetic acid in water is to be extracted with isopropyl ether which is
nearly immiscible with water. How many crosscurrent stages will be required to reduce the
concentration of acid to 2% if the ratio of the solution to solvent in each stage is 0.5. the
following data may be used.
Kg acid/kg water 0.0197 0.04 0.0827 0.1290 0.1790

Kg acid/kg ether 0.00493 0.0103 0.0227 0.0379 0.0558
Problem-8
Sliced Sugar beets having a composition of 25 wt% water, 35 wt% sugar, and 40 wt% inert
material have to be extracted at a rate of 10000kg/h in a continuous countercurrent extraction
plant using hot water as the solvent. The concentrated extract must contain 30 wt % sugar and
the recovery of sugar is to be 90%. The settling characteristics is such that 1 kg inert material
retains 3 kg of solution at all solution concentrations. Determine:
a) the quantity of solvent supplied,
b) The number of stages required by Ponchon savarit method and analytical method.

Assignment Sheet-4 Submission Date: 08.11.20

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Assignment Sheet-4 Submission Date: 08.11.20

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Assignment Sheet-4 Submission Date: 08.11.20

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS – II

Department of Chemical Engineering

Assignment sheet-4 Submission date: 08.11.20

One thousand kg of a mixture of liquids A and C containing 30 weight% C is extracted twice

Raffinate phase Extract phase

It is desired to reduce the pyridine concentration of 2000 kg of an aqueous solution from 50

Extract phase Raffinate phase

(a) The quantity of solvent required.

A pyridine –water solution containing 50% pyridine is to be extracted in a multistage cross

(a) The number of theoretical stages required

A solution of 5% acetaldehyde in toluene is to be extracted with water in a 4-stage

(a) The composition of the final raffinate.

kg C/kg A 0.5 0.10 0.15

Kg acid/kg water 0.0197 0.04 0.0827 0.1290 0.1790

a) the quantity of solvent supplied,

You might also like