0.0075 f o.0006X What is liquid-liquid separation process? [2 marks] Describe three distinct processes involved in...

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0.0075 f o.0006X What is liquid-liquid separation process? [2 marks] Describe three distinct processes involved in liquid-liquid operations? [3 marks] Nicotine (C) in a water (A) solution containing 1% nicotine is to be extracted with kerosene (B) at 20°C using co-current contact equipment. Water and kerosene are essentially insoluble. If 100 kg of feed solution is extracted in a three theoretical extraction stages using 50 kg solvent each; Equilibrium data kg nicotine X = kg water kg nicotine Y = kg ker osen8 0.001011 %3D 0.00246 0.00502 0.00751 0.00998 0.0204 0.000807 0.001961 0.00456 0.00686 0.00913 0.01870 i) Determine the extraction efficiency for each theoretical extraction stage (stage 1, stage 2 and stage 3) [6 marks] ii) Which stage has the least extraction efficiency? And give two factors you would consider to improve on the extraction efficiency for the named extraction stage? [3 marks] iii) Assuming the distribution law is applied with a slope of 0.92, calculate the number of stages required to obtain an overall extraction efficiency of 90% (use algebraic analysis method and not graphical method) [6 marks] 0.0075 f o.0006X What is liquid-liquid separation process? [2 marks] Describe three distinct processes involved in liquid-liquid operations? [3 marks] Nicotine (C) in a water (A) solution containing 1% nicotine is to be extracted with kerosene (B) at 20°C using co-current contact equipment. Water and kerosene are essentially insoluble. If 100 kg of feed solution is extracted in a three theoretical extraction stages using 50 kg solvent each; Equilibrium data kg nicotine X = kg water kg nicotine Y = kg ker osen8 0.001011 %3D 0.00246 0.00502 0.00751 0.00998 0.0204 0.000807 0.001961 0.00456 0.00686 0.00913 0.01870 i) Determine the extraction efficiency for each theoretical extraction stage (stage 1, stage 2 and stage 3) [6 marks] ii) Which stage has the least extraction efficiency? And give two factors you would consider to improve on the extraction efficiency for the named extraction stage? [3 marks] iii) Assuming the distribution law is applied with a slope of 0.92, calculate the number of stages required to obtain an overall extraction efficiency of 90% (use algebraic analysis method and not graphical method) [6 marks]

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a Liquidliquid separation is a separation process consisting of the transfer of a solute from one so... View the full answer