Question: A 1 0 0 m o l s liquid mixture of 5 0 mol % Benzene and 5 0 mol % Toluene at a pressure

A 100mols liquid mixture of 50mol% Benzene and 50mol% Toluene at a pressure of 1520mmHg and 110C is fed to a distillation column equipped with a total condenser and a partial reboiler. The pressure of the distillation column is 1520mmHg, the distillate product is specified to be 0.50 of the feed, and the reflux ratio (L0D) is 2. If the desired Benzene mole fraction in the distillate stream is 0.95 and equimolar overflow (EMO) is assumed:
How many stages will be required to achieve the desired separation?
What is the optimum feed stage?
What is the minimum reflux ratio?
What is the minimum possible number of stages to achieve the desired separation?
 A 100mols liquid mixture of 50mol% Benzene and 50mol% Toluene at

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