Question: Penicillin is to be extracted in the batch mode from 300 liters of filtered fermentation media (antibiotic concentration = 1 g/L ) to 40 liters

 Penicillin is to be extracted in the batch mode from 300

Penicillin is to be extracted in the batch mode from 300 liters of filtered fermentation media (antibiotic concentration = 1 g/L ) to 40 liters of MIBK. The equilibrium relationship is given by CE=1+CR25CR, where CE and CR are in mg/mL. Determine the percentage recovery of the antibiotic

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