Question: Acetic acid ( A ) is extracted from water ( W ) into hexanol ( H ) in a liquid - liquid extraction vessel. After
Acetic acid A is extracted from water W into hexanol H in a liquidliquid extraction vessel. After that, the extract is subsequently separated by distillation. Assume that water is completely insoluble in hexanol. A mixture of acetic acid and the balance water is fed to the liquidliquid extraction vessel. Pure hexanol is fed into the vessel to extract the acetic acid. The water rich stream leaving the vessel is water and the balance acetic acid. The hexanolrich extract from the vessel is fed to a distillation column. The composition of the distillate is hexanol and the balance acetic acid.
a Draw the process flow chart completely.
b Write a basis for this process and what are the significances of this basis? Give two reasons.
c If the bottom stream contains of hexanol and recovers of the hexanol fed to the liquidliquid extraction vessel, determine the percentage of acetic acid in the process feed that is recovered in the distillate stream.
d Determine the mass fractions of each component in the hexanolrich extract stream.
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