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3 B3
n (1 y ) amount inbottom
%RecoveryT x100 97%
amount infeed (100mol)(0.50)
LECTURE 9. Solving Material Balance Problems Involving Non-Reactive Processes
Prof. Manolito E Bambase Jr. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of the Philippines Los Baos
SLIDE
17
Example 95. Distillation of Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene
Summary of Answers:
Molar amount of overhead: 0.5n
5
= 45.98 mol
Molar amount of bottom: n
3
= 54.02 mol
Fraction of benzene in bottom y
B3
= 0.100 mol B/mol
% Recovery of toluene 97%