Figure 7.18 shows a liquid-level system in which two tanks have cross-sectional areas A1 and A2, respectively. The volume flow rate into tank 1 is qi. A pump is connected to the bottom….
Determine the original composition of the feed mixture and the composition of the resulting extract layer.
Single-Stage Extraction with Unknown Composition. A feed mixture weighing 200 kg of unknown composition containing water, acetic acid, and isopropyl ether is contacted in a single stage with 280 kg of a mixture containing 40 wt % acetic acid, 10 wt % water, and 50 wt % isopropyl ether. The resulting raffinate layer weighs 320 kg and contains 29.5 wt % acetic acid, 66.5 wt % water, and 4.0 wt % isopropyl ether. Determine the original composition of the feed mixture and the composition of the resulting extract layer. Use equilibrium data from Appendix A.3.