Question: You are tasked with evaluating a liquid - liquid extraction system for extracting natural products ( isopropyl ether ) from plant extracts ( acetic acid

You are tasked with evaluating a liquid-liquid extraction system for extracting natural products (isopropyl ether) from plant extracts (acetic acid) in a botanical extraction facility. The facility specializes in extracting bioactive compounds from botanical sources for use in cosmetics. A mixture containing isopropyl (0.1 kmol) and acetic acid (0.45 kmol) is equilibrated in a co-current single-stage extractor using water (1.499 kmol) to leach isopropyl ether. The composition of water at the mixing point is 46%. To ensure that the extraction system achieves a high extraction efficiency, 0.013 kmol of isopropyl ether enters with water; estimate the following:
1.1. The composition of isopropyl at the mixing point (xM). Hint: use mass balance! [19]
1.2. The composition of isopropyl in the extract, if its composition is 6% in the raffinate
stream (xR). Hint: use lever-arm rule (mm)![10]

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