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2. An aqueous feed solution of 1000 kg/h containing 23.5 wt% acetone and 76.

5 wt% water
is being extracted in a counter-current multistage extraction system using pure TCA
(trichloroethane) as a solvent. The outlet water raffinate will contain 2.5 wt% acetone.

2.1 Calculate the minimum amount of solvent that can be used if the extraction is carried out
in a single stage. [5]
2.2 Using a solvent rate of 700 kg/h, calculate number of theoretical stages required. [15]

Raffinate arm (mass fraction) Extract arm (mass fraction)


xA xB xC yA yB yC
0.35 0.1 0.55 0.13 0.27 0.60
0.43 0.07 0.50 0.04 0.46 0.50
0.57 0.03 0.40 0.03 0.57 0.40
0.68 0.02 0.30 0.02 0.68 0.30
0.79 0.01 0.20 0.015 0.785 0.20
0.895 0.005 0.1 0.01 0.89 0.10

Tie-line data
Extract (mass Raffinate (mass
fraction acetone) fraction acetone)
0.18 0.12
0.40 0.29
0.56 0.44

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