Question: You have a process that is going to remove carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from a feed consisting of 0.3 mole fraction of CO2 and
You have a process that is going to remove carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from a feed consisting of 0.3 mole fraction of CO2 and 0.1 H2S in nitrogen using an absorption column and a distillation column. In the absorber, a solvent selectively absorbs hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. The absorber feeds include the contaminated feed, a solvent stream that includes a fresh solvent make-up stream combined with recycled solvent, and a recycle stream from a later process. The vented stream from the absorber contains only 1% CO2 and no H2S, and N2 is insoluble in the solvent. The rich solvent stream leaving the absorber is flashed, and the overhead vapor stream contains 20% solvent, 25% of the CO2 from the fresh feed to the absorption column, and 15% of the H2S from the fresh feed to the absorber. The liquid stream leaving the flash unit is split into equal portions, by mass, with one being purified in a distillation column before being returned to the absorber, and the other half is discarded. The stream fed to the distillation column contains 5 % CO2. The bottoms leaving the stripper consists of pure solvent and is returned to the absorber after being mixed with the fresh makeup solvent. The distillate contains 30% solvent. Calculate the following: 1) The relative moles in the flash overhead compared to the absorption column gas feed molar amount 2) The relative moles leaving the distillation column that is being vented compared to the absorption column gas feed molar amount 3) The relative moles of fresh makeup solvent compared to the absorption column gas feed molar amount 4) The relative moles in the stream entering the flash chamber compared to the absorption column gas feed molar amount 5) Explain why the recycle flowrates between the equipment can or cannot be larger than the feed amount 6) State all assumptions
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