Question: A bioactive compound, Eupatorin ( Eu ) is extracted from the leaves of Misai Kucing, a Malaysia herb through an extraction process using solvent (
A bioactive compound, Eupatorin Eu is extracted from the leaves of Misai Kucing, a Malaysia herb through an extraction process using solvent S About of leaves is required to produce of Eupatorin if extraction is achieved The solvent is a mixture containing ethanol E and the balance water W The extraction tank is charged with of S and of Misai Kucing leaves. The contents are stirred for several hours during which a portion of the bioactive compound contained in the leaves goes into the solution.
The contents of the extraction tank are then discharged through a filter. The liquid filtrate, which carries over roughly of the leaves fed to the extraction tank, is pumped to a holding tank. The solid cake contains spent leaves and entrained liquid. The entrained liquid has the same composition as the liquid solution in the filtrate and a mass equal to of the mass of liquid charged to the extraction tank.
a Redraw the flowchart above and label it completely. Also draw all possible boundaries that can be used to solve the mass balance problem.
b Perform the degree of freedom analysis for the overall process, extraction tank and filter.
c Calculate the masses in of the components of the filtrate in the holding tank.
d Calculate the mass of Eupatorin in the solid cake which can be further extracted.
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