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Acetone Recovery: Cross vs Counter Flow

This document describes a complex engineering problem involving a multi-stage separation process using acetone, water, and MIK solvent. It asks to calculate properties like recovery and concentration for both cross-current and counter-current setups with multiple stages, and compare the results to determine the most suitable operation.

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Acetone Recovery: Cross vs Counter Flow

This document describes a complex engineering problem involving a multi-stage separation process using acetone, water, and MIK solvent. It asks to calculate properties like recovery and concentration for both cross-current and counter-current setups with multiple stages, and compare the results to determine the most suitable operation.

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Complex Engineering Problem

Consider a system for which you have been given


the ternary diagram. A c e t o n e ( A= solute),
MIK (S= solvent (100% pure)), Water (C =
carrier). The feed flow-rate and composition can be
seen against your registration number in the
Appendix below.
1. Calculate the flow and composition of the extract
and raffinate from:
► 1st cross-current stage, using a pure solvent flow of
70 kg/hr.
► 2nd cross-current stage, with an additional solvent
flow of 30 kg/hr.
2. For the overall 2-stage cross-current system, find
the:
► overall recovery
► overall concentration of combined extract streams
The objective now is to have a counter-current system
so the raffinate leaving in the Nth stage, RN has yR=
0.015
3. Show the construction on the ternary diagram
for the number of equilibrium stages to achieve
yRN = 0.015, given a solvent flow of 28 kg/hr.
4. Calculate the overall recovery and concentration
of the extract stream.
5. Plot on the same axes the concentrations in the
extract and raffinate streams.
6. Repeat the procedure using two counter current
flow stages and find the overall recovery and
concentration of the extract. Compare and
discuss the results. Based on results, propose
which operation (cross flow or counter flow) is
suitable for the recovery of Acetone.
Appendix A Feed composition and mass flo-rate

kg/s % Acetone% water


Registration number
2 75 16 84
4 77 17 83
6 79 18 82
8 81 19 81
10 83 20 80
12 85 21 79
14 89 22 78
16 91 23 77
18 93 24 76
20 95 25 75
22 97 26 74
24 99 27 73
26 101 28 72
28 103 29 71
30
32 105 30 70
34 107 31 69
36 109 32 68
38 111 33 67
40 113 34 66
42 115 35 65
44 117 13 87
46 119 14.5 85.5
48 121 16 84
50 123 17.5 82.5
52 125 19 81
54 127 20.5 79.5
56 129 22 78
58 131 23.5 76.5
60 133 25 75
62 135 26.5 73.5
64 137 28 72
66 139 29.5 70.5
68 141 31 69
70 143 32.5 67.5
72 145 34 66
74 147 35.5 64.5
76 149 37 63
78 151 38.5 61.5
80 153 40 60
82 155 41.5 58.5
84
86 157 43 57
88 159 44.5 55.5
90 161 46 54
92
100 163 47.5 52.5

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