Question: An absorber is to be designed for a pressure of 75 psia to handle 2,000 lbmol/h of gas at 60F having the following composition: The

An absorber is to be designed for a pressure of 75 psia to handle 2,000 lbmol/h of gas at 60F having the following composition:

Component Methane Ethane Propane n-Butane n-Pentane Mole Fraction 0.830 0.084 0.048 0.026

The absorbent is an oil, which can be treated as a pure component having a molecular weight of 161. Calculate product rates and compositions, stage temperatures, and interstage vapor and liquid flow rates and compositions for the following conditions:

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Component Methane Ethane Propane n-Butane n-Pentane Mole Fraction 0.830 0.084 0.048 0.026 0.012

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