A mixture consisting of 15 mol% phenol in water is to be batch distilled at 260 torr.

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A mixture consisting of 15 mol% phenol in water is to be batch distilled at 260 torr. What fraction of the original batch remains in the still when the total distillate contains 98mol% water? What is the residue concentration? Vapor ”liquid equilibrium data at 260 torr [Ind. Eng. Chem., 17, 199(1925)]:


x, wt% (H2O): 1.54 4.95 6.87 7.73 19.63 28.44 39.73 82.99 89.95 93.38 95.74 y, wt% (H2O): 41.10 79.72 82.79 84.45 89.91

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