Two - stage distillation process, Advanced Statistics

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A mixture of benzene, toluene, and xylene enters a two-stage distillation process where some of the componentsare recovered. The distillation process operates at steady-state conditions with operating information as shown inthe table. In addition, the following information is known about the distillation process:

98.0% (by weight) of the xylene that enters Column A in the feed stream (Stream 1) leaves in the intermediate stream (Stream 3)

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96.0% (by weight) of the benzene that enters in the feed stream (Stream 1) leaves in the top stream from Column B (Stream 4)

Find a set of independent equations that canbe solved for all the unknowns. Clearly identify

the unknowns and identifyyour equations.  Solve for the unknowns.

Stream

Mass Flowrate

Composition (mass %)

Kg/h

Benzene

Toluene

Xylene

1

Feed

1275

30.0

25.0

45.0

2

Bottom Col A

 

0.0

1.0

99.0

3

Intermediate

 

 

 

 

4

Top Col B

 

99.0

1.0

0.0

5

Bottom Col B

 

 

 

 


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