Question: Repeat Example 5.2 with a solvent for which E = 0.90. Display your results in a plot like Figure. Does countercurrent flow still have a

Repeat Example 5.2 with a solvent for which E = 0.90. Display your results in a plot like Figure. Does countercurrent flow still have a marked advantage over crosscurrent flow? Is it desirable to choose the solvent and solvent rate so that E > 1?Explain.

99.9 99.8 99.5 Countercurrent flow 99 98 95 Crosseurrent 90 flow 80

99.9 99.8 99.5 Countercurrent flow 99 98 95 Crosseurrent 90 flow 80 Cocurrent flow 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Number of cquilibrium stages Percent extraction of p-dioxane (probability scale)

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