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

 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 =1g/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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