A mixture of propionic and n-butyric acids, which can be assumed to form ideal solutions, is to

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A mixture of propionic and n-butyric acids, which can be assumed to form ideal solutions, is to be separated by distillation into a distillate containing 95 mol% propionic acid and a bottoms of 98 mol% n-butyric acid. Determine the type of condenser and estimate the distillation operating pressure.

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Separation Process Principles Chemical And Biochemical Principles

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Authors: By J. D. Seader, Ernest J. Henley, D. Keith Roper

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