An absorber is to recover 99 percent of the ammonia in the air-ammonia stream fed to it,
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An absorber is to recover 99 percent of the ammonia in the air-ammonia stream fed to it, using water as the absorbing liquid. The ammonia content of the air is 20 mole percent. Absorber temperature is to be kept at 30°C by cooling coils; the pressure is 1 atm.
(a) What is the minimum water rate?
(b) For a water rate 40 percent greater than the minimum, how many overall gas-phase transfer units are needed?
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Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering
ISBN: 9780072848236
7th Edition
Authors: Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott
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