Question: ( a ) A waste stream contains 0 . 5 % toluene and it is moving at 0 . 5 m 3 s - 1

(a) A waste stream contains 0.5% toluene and it is moving at 0.5m3s-1 at 40C and 1 atm. We wish to recover 99% of the toluene by absorption in a suitable solvent. Assume Htolume=0.07atm in this solution. What is the minimum scrubbing liquid flow rate required? Hint: Yi**=0.8Yi and See Figure below.
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 (a) A waste stream contains 0.5% toluene and it is moving

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