Question: A column is to be designed to separate acetone - methanol mixture at L atm. The feed contains 4 0 mole % acetone and 6

A column is to be designed to separate acetone-methanol mixture at L atm. The feed contains 40 mole % acetone and 60 mole % methanol, and it enters the column as a boiling-liquid mixture. The bottom is to contain 10 mole % acetone and 90 mole % methanol, and the distillate contains 65 mole % acetone and 35 mole % methanol. A reflux ratio of 4kmolkmol product is used.
Using the equilibrium curve diagam of acetone-methanol system at I atm in below table and determine by Lewis-Sorel method
a) The amount of distillate and bottom products
b) The equations of rectifying and stripping sections the equilibrium vapor and liquid compositions of the third tray (from top column).
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 A column is to be designed to separate acetone-methanol mixture at

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