Question: Could you plz design the light end distillation column for the Cativa process to produce acetic acid, with the information provided below: Feed entry to

Could you plz design the light end distillation column for the Cativa process to produce acetic acid, with the information provided below:

Feed entry to the light end distillation column from flash unit is 193.9 kmol/hr.

The compositions of the feed stream is CO:-0.02, CO2:- 0.02, Methanol:-0.0045, Water:-0.0100, Methyiodide:- 0.06, Propionic acid:-0.005, Acetic Acid:-0.8284, Methyl Acetate:- 0.070. The acetic acid leaving from the bottom of the column is 86.7% by wt. Carbon monoxide and Carbon dioxide are sent to the scrubber which leaves at the top of the column. The operating temperature and pressure of the column is 125 degrees Celsius and 1.1 atm. Could you plz work out the number of stages, the height of the column, diameter, plate spacing, plate efficiency, flooding thanks

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