The feed to a depropanizer operating at 250 lb /in. 2 contains 6 percent ethane, 41
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The feed to a depropanizer operating at 250 lbƒ/in.2 contains 6 percent ethane, 41 percent propane, 28 percent i-butane, 23 percent n-butane, and 2 percent n-pentane (all in mole percent).
(a) If 98 percent of the propane is recovered in the distillate and 98 per- cent of the i-butane in the bottoms product, what are the compositions of the distillate and bottoms?
(b) Use the equation for a saturated liquid feed to estimate the minimum reflux ratio.
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Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering
ISBN: 9780072848236
7th Edition
Authors: Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott
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