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: In A Binary Distillation To Create A Distillate That Is 56 Methyl Acetate And Bottoms That Is 10 Methyl Acetate Based 1 (21.92 KiB) Viewed 21 times

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In a binary distillation to create a distillate that is 56% methyl acetate and bottoms that is 10% methyl acetate based on a feed of 1000 kgmoles/hr that is 30% methyl acetate and 70% methanol...an xy diagram is provided for you consideration. 5.76 BM OM CAR SM 8.30 0.34
Y, Mole Fraction 0.70 0.50 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.14 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 x, Mole Fraction 0.50 0.60 0.70
0.00 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 x, Mole Fraction 0.50 0.50 0.70 Assuming a saturated liquid feed ... (a) What is the azetropic composition of methyl acetate? (b) What is the minimum number of stages needed? (c) What is the minimum reflux ratio? (d) what is the reflux ratio for the operating line shown? (e) What is the required number of stages (including the reboiler) for the system shown?