Question: IPA is extracted from the IPA-cyclohexane mixture containing 60% IPA using water in a counter-current multistage extraction unit. What should be the composition of the

 IPA is extracted from the IPA-cyclohexane mixture containing 60% IPA using

IPA is extracted from the IPA-cyclohexane mixture containing 60% IPA using water in a counter-current multistage extraction unit. What should be the composition of the first extract (E1) so that the final raffinate contains 100% cyclohexane? IPA is extracted from the IPA-cyclohexane mixture containing 60% IPA using water in a counter-current multistage extraction unit. What should be the composition of the first extract (E1) so that the final raffinate contains 100% cyclohexane

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