Question: ( 2 2 marks - 2 2 min ) A process consisting of an absorption tower and a stripping tower is used to separate the

(22 marks -22min ) A process consisting of an absorption tower and a stripping tower is used to separate the components of a gas containing 27.0 mole% component A and the balance component B. A stream of this gas is fed to the absorber. A liquid containing 0.480 mole% dissolved A and the balance B is recycled from the stripper and fed to the absorber. The product gas leaving the top of the absorber contains 1.00 mole% A and essentially all of the B fed to the unit. The A-rich liquid solvent leaving the bottom of the absorber is fed to the stripper and a stream of nitrogen gas is fed to the stripper. Eighty-five percent of the A in the liquid feed to the stripper comes out of solution, and the nitrogen/A stream leaving the column passes out to the atmosphere through a stack. The liquid stream leaving the stripping tower is the 0.480% component A solution recycled to the absorber. a. Taking a basis of 100mo(l)/(h) of gas fed to the absorber, draw and label a flowchart of the process. For the stripper outlet gas, label the component molar flow rates rather than the total flow rate and mole fractions. (/14 marks) b. Calculate the molar flow rate (in mo(l)/(h)) of A entering the stripping unit and the molar flow rate (in mo(l)/(h)) of the liquid stream exiting the stripping unit and entering the absorption unit. (/&

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