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Student Name(s) & 1. Awangku Danish Danial Bin Group 1

Pengiran Izudin Abas
Registration No. (s) B20240004
2. Chua Mige B20240196
3. Kamilia Shakila Binti Haji Mohd
Jaafar B20240249

UTB Email B20240249@[Link]

Programme BEng Chemical Engineering

Module EP1110

Lecturer Dr Ummul Hasanah Haji Hassan

Title of Work Coursework (Groupwork Assignment)

Issue date Tuesday, 27th August 2024

Due date Tuesday, 3rd September 2024

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EP1110/UTB/UHH 1
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Appendix 10.
Student(s) Signature Submission Date

Danish (Awangku Danish Danial Bin Pengiran Izudin Abas) 2nd September 2024

① (Kamilia Shakila Binti Haji Mohd Jaafar)

B (Chua Mige)

Modue Intended Learning Outcomes.

Express quantities in appropriate significant figures with various systems of

MILO 1 units
Calculate variables that characterise the operation of processes and individual
MILO 2 process units.
Solve material balance problems for non-reacting and reacting systems aided
MILO 3 by basic degrees-of-freedom analysis.
Solve material balance problems for multiple unit systems with loops aided by
MILO 4 basic degrees-of-freedom analysis.

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Module Process Engineering Fundamentals 1 Date received 3rd September 2024

Title of Work Coursework Groupwork Assignment

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EP1110/UTB/UHH 2
Coursework: Groupwork Assignment P =
JG Pref
.

1. Two aqueous sulphuric acid solutions, one with a concentration of 26.0 wt% H₂SO₄ (SG =
1.143) and the other with 67.0 wt% H₂SO₄ (SG = 1.379), are combined to produce a 4.50
molar solution (SG = 1.217).

a. Calculate the mass fraction of sulphuric acid in the product solution [4 Marks]

b. Taking 100 kg of the 26.0 wt % feed solution as a basis, draw and label a flowchart of
this process, labelling both masses and volumes, and do the degree-of-freedom
analysis. Calculate the feed ratio (litres 26% solution/litres 67% solution).
[18 Marks]

c. What feed rate of the 67% solution (L/h) would be required to produce 1470 kg/h of
the product? [3 Marks]

2. A wastewater stream (fresh feed) from a metal finishing plant contains 5.15 wt% zinc (Zn)
and the balance is water. This stream is directed to a treatment unit that removes 95% of
the zinc in the feed stream (to the treatment unit), and then zinc is then recycled to another
plant (no water). The remaining liquid, after treatment, is discharged into a waste lagoon.

The treatment unit can handle a maximum of 4500 kg of wastewater per hour. If the flow of
wastewater from the plant (fresh feed) exceeds this capacity, the surplus bypasses the
treatment unit and mixes with the treated effluent before being sent to the waste lagoon.

a) Without assuming a basis of calculation, draw and label a flowchart of the process.
[8 marks]

b) Wastewater leaves the finishing plant at a rate 6000 kg/h (fresh feed). Calculate the flow
rate of liquid to the waste lagoon, and the mass fraction of Zr in this liquid.
[15 marks]

c) Calculate the flowrate of liquid to the waste lagoon and the mass fraction of Zn in this
liquid, xzn(waste lagoon) for the fresh feed varying from 1000 kg/h to 10,000 kg/h in 1000
kg/h increments. Generate a plot of xzn(waste lagoon) versus the flow rate of the fresh
feed (Use a spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) and clearly show the formulae).
[12 marks]

EP1110/UTB/UHH 3
 mass fraction of H2SO4 = mass of H2SO4
mass of solution

product solution = 4 50m

.
=
4 50 mol/L
.

1.
Finding mass concentration of H2SO4

Mass conc Molecone Molecular weight

:
x

x(2
16x4)x1
= 4 50 mol
.
+ 32 1 .
+

=
441 .
459/L

.
2 Finding density of the solution

=
p pret XSG
1 21
0009
= 1 .
X .

1000
1
2179
=
x
.

Il

=
12179/dm3
. mass
3 fraction of H2604 :
mass concentration of H2SO4
mass concentration of the solution

=
441 . 459 of H2SO4 1l
1217 g of solution /e
= 0 362736
.

~ 0 .
3639 Of H2SO4
g of solution
 ①
③

⑪
1 Basis =
look of the 26 owt 1
.
feed solution

·
in put =
output

lookg(V , e)
&
0 . 26 kg H2804/k9
0 . 74 KG H20/kg MyKG (Uzl)
&
0 .

363kgH2S04/kg (from part a)

mckg (V2 l) ,
0 .

637kgH20/kg
>
0 67.

kg H2SO4 Ikg
0 33 .

kg H2O Ikg

.
3 Degree of freedom :

Unknowns =
My , My ,
V
, Va , by

total unknowns : 8

independent equation
100 +
mz =
Mz -
0

+ 0 67 (Mc)
=
0 . 26(1007 .
0 .
363 (Ms) -2

0 . 74(100) + 0 .
33 (M2) = 0 .

637(Ms) -
0 =
@ +20 : 2 independent equations
26 Wt 1 H2S04 1 143

3
: X
.

,
=
9 ret .

3 independent equations from

67 wt 1 H2684
:
379
.

P = Pret X 1
specific gravities
.

product solution : -Pref <1 217

.

total independent equations = 5

:
Mdf =
Munknowns-nindependent equations
=
5 5 0 (problem can be solved)
=
-
4.
Forming equation & solving =

Density of 26 owt 1 H2SO4 P If

-

ref
. .
= .

19 ) 0 000M
10001g
. =

x 14 3
.

x .

Il

1 143
kg /9
=
.

volume of solution =
mass
[V , )
density
87 4891
=
100kg =
.

1 .
143

overall mass balance (kg) :

100 + m z = My

Has04 mass balance (kg)

0 . 26 x100 + 0 . 67xhz = 0 .
363XMs C -

Substitute O into &

0 26x100
.
+ 0 .
67xmz = 0 . 363(100 + Mr

26 + 0 .

67Mz =
36 3 .
+ 0 .
363M2

36 3- . 26 = 0 .
67m
2
-
0 .

363m2

0 307 M I 10 3 .

2
.

m = 10 3 .

2
0 307 .

my = 33 . 55 KA
substitute mc = 33 55 . into D

My = 100 + my

100 +33 55 133 55 kg

= =
.
.
.
5 Finding volume of 67 Owt 1 .
.

Hed04 :

Density of 67 00t 1 H2SO4 Pref If

-

. .
= .

(P2) 0 001ms
10001g,
=

379
.

x 1 .

Il

1
379kg/l
=
.

volume of solution =
mass

(V2) density
= 33 .

55k9 =
24 329569
.

1 379
.
kg/l

6
. Feed ratio = vol .
of 26Wt -

Ha604 solution

vol of 67 wt 1 Hed04 solution

.

. .

= 87 4891 .

24 32969 .

=
3 59599
.

43 . 601 of 26wt 1. Solution

& of 67 wt 1. solution
scaling factor = new amount = 170kg/h
13 3 55 /h
original amount . .
kg
= 11 .
007

m (new) 369 28865591

55kg
33
11 007
9
= x .

=
.
.

Density of 67 00t 1 H2SO4 Pref If

-

. .
= .

0 001ms
10001g,
=

379
.

XI .

Il

=
1 .
379kg/l
volumetric flow rate =
mass flow rate

density
= 369 .

2886559k x
= 267 7947 .

* 2081/hn
 (a) input-output
m 179/h m, kg/h mykg/h
,

> &

On15kg]/kg 0 . Og] /k 1kg 2/kg

8 9485kgw/kg 9485kgW/kg 10 95 of 0
. . 0515m2)

I
m= kg/hUkgz/kg
(1-u)kgWikg
my kg/h V
mokg/h
&
OkgIk y kgz
0 . 9485kgw/kg
11-y)kgw/kg
 D ②

basis =
6000kg/h of feed
input-out put

6000179/h m, kg/h mykg/h

> &

0
O15kg]/kg Og I 1kg 2/kg
0
.

9485kgw/kg
0 . 9485kgW/kg 10 95 of 0
. . 0515m2)

I
m= kg/hUkgz/kg
(1-u)kgWikg
my kg/h V
mokg/h
&
0 .
0515kg]/kg y kgz
0 .

9485kg W/kg 11-y)kgw/kg

Since only treatment unit can handle 450kg/h m ,

=
4500kg/h

overall mass balance at splitter <Ky/h) :

6000 =
m2 +
m
6000 =
4500 + ms

mz =
6000 -

4500

=
1500kg/h
process specification for Zinc at treatment unit

my = 0 . 95x0 .

05m
=
0 . 95 x 0 . 0515x4500

= 220 . 1625 k9 In

overall mass balance at treatment unit

(kg/h)
mi =
my +
my
mi =
mi mi -

=
4500 -
220 1625 : 4279
. .
8375kg/h
 Zinc mass balance at treatment unit (kg/h) :

m 10 015)
.
=
my + min

4500x0 0515 .
=
220 -
1625 +
4279 .
83754

x
-
3
=
2 707x10
.

overall balance
mixing point
mass at :

mis +m = mo
mo = 1500 + 4279 .
8375

= 5779 .

8375k9/h

zin) mass balance in waste lagoon

0 .

in mj +
mj x =
my y
Oh x 1500 + 4279 8375(2 707x10 3)
-

y = .
.

0 .

5779 8375 .

=
0 .
0153699

: flow rate of liquid to waste lagoon 5779 8377

:
.

Wh780kg/h
- mass fraction of zinc in this liquid = 0 .

0154kg In

kg sol.