SAMPLE PROBLEM #9:

One thousand Kilogram per hour of a 45 %

acetone – in – water solution is to be extracted
at 25 oC in a continuous counter current system
with pure 1,1,2- trichloroethane to obtain a
raffinate containing 10 wt % actone. Using the
following equilibrium data determine with an
equilateral triangle diagram:

a) minimum flow rate of solvent

b) the number of stages required for a solvent
rate equal to 1.5 times the minimum.
 Acetone Water Trichloroet
wt fraction wt fraction hane(wt
fraction)

Raffinate 0.55 0.35 0.10

0.50 0.43 0.07

0.40 0.57 0.03

0.30 0.68 0.02

0.20 0.79 0.01

0.10 0.895 0.005

 Acetone Water Trichloroet
wt fraction wt fraction hane(wt
fraction)

Extract 0.6 0.13 0.27

0.5 0.04 0.46

0.4 0.03 0.57

0.3 0.02 0.68

0.2 0.015 0.785

0.1 0.01 0.89

 The Tie Line Data
Raffinate Extract
Wt Fraction Wt Fraction
Acetone Acetone
0.44 0.56

0.29 0.40

0.12 0.18
 REQUIRED
Sn+1 min

X m
 SOLUTION
 (a) Sn+1,min detn
 S1 is detd by trial, so that tie line from S1
passes thru
Sn 1, min x 0  x M
 by inverse-lever arm: 
L0 xM
Sn 1, min 0.45  0.363

1000 0.363
 Sn+1,min = 239.67
 A

S1
L0
M

XM=0.363 D
Sn+1

T W
 (b) Detn of n
 Sn+1 = 1.5 (Sn+1, min) = 1.5(239.67) =
359.5
 to calc act xM
Sn 1 x 0  x M

L0 xM
359.5 0.45  x M

1000 xM
  xM = 0.331