Question: Data of Othmer and Agarwal [1] for the batch extraction of oil from soybeans by oil-free n-hexane at 80F are as follows: Determine whether these

Data of Othmer and Agarwal [1] for the batch extraction of oil from soybeans by oil-free n-hexane at 80°F are as follows:

Oil content of Soybeans, g/g Dry, Oil-free Soybeans Time, min 0.203 0.1559

Determine whether these data are consistent with a constant effective diffusivity of oil insoybeans.

Oil content of Soybeans, g/g Dry, Oil-free Soybeans Time, min 0.203 0.1559 0.5 0.1359 0.1190 1 0.0981 0.0775 12 0.0591 20 0.04197 0.03055 35 60 0.02388 120 0.02107

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