A 20 wt% solution of uranyl nitrate (UN) in water is to be treated with tributyl phosphate

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A 20 wt% solution of uranyl nitrate (UN) in water is to be treated with tributyl phosphate (TBP) to remove 90% of the uranyl nitrate. All operations are to be batchwise equilibrium contacts. Assuming that water and TBP are mutually insoluble, how much TBP is required for 100 g of solution if at equilibrium (g UN/g TBP) = 5.5(g UN/g H2O) and:

(a) All the TBP is used at once in one stage?

(b) Half is used in each of two consecutive stages?

(c) Two countercurrent stages are used?

(d) An infinite number of crosscurrent stages is used?

(e) An infinite number of countercurrent stages is used?

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