A distillation column is used to separate a mixture of methanol, ethanol, and isopropyl alcohol. The feed
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A distillation column is used to separate a mixture of methanol, ethanol, and isopropyl alcohol. The feed stream, with a mass flow rate of 300 kg/hr, has the following composition:
Component Species mass density methanol 395.5 kg/m3 ethanol 197.3 kg/m3 isopropyl alcohol 196.5 kg/m3
Separation of this mixture of alcohol takes place according to the following specifications:
(a) 90% of the methanol in the feed leaves with the distillate stream
(b) 5% of the ethanol in the feed leaves with the distillate stream
(c) 3% of the isopropyl alcohol in the feed leaves with the distillate stream.
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