Question: An aqueous acetic acid solution containing 6 k g - moles of acid per m 3 is to be extracted with chloroform at 2 5

An aqueous acetic acid solution containing 6kg-moles of acid per m3 is to be extracted with chloroform at 25C to recover the acid from chloroform-insoluble impurities present in the water. The water and chloroform are essentially immiscible. If 10m3 of solution are to be extracted at 25C, calculate the percent recovery of acid obtained with 10m3 of chloroform under the following conditions.
(a) Using the entire quantity of solvent in a single batch extraction.
(b) Using three batch extractions with one third of the total solvent used in each batch.
(c) Using three batch extractions with 5m3 of solvent in the first, 3m3 in the second and 2m3 in the third batch.
 An aqueous acetic acid solution containing 6kg-moles of acid per m3

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