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SEPAPRO QUIZ#1 REVIEWER

Questionnaire:................................
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I. Multiple Choice
(open handbook only for #s 1-8)
1. At a given pressure, a liquid mixture of
benzene and toluene is in equilibrium with its
vapour. The available degree(s) of freedom is
(are):
a. zero
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
2.The temperature of the solution in a
batch/differential distillation process as
distillation progresses at a constant pressure
is
a. Increasing
b. Decreasing
c. Remain constant
d. None of these
3.The relative volatility of A with respect to B in a
mixture of A and B is 3/2. What is the mole
fraction of B in the first droplet of liquid
condensed from an equimolar saturated
vapor mixture of A and B?
a. 0.3
b. 0.4
c. 0.5
d. 0.6
4.An equimolar liquid mixture of species 1 and 2
is in equilibrium with its vapour at 400K. At
this temperature, the vapor pressures of the
species 1 and 2 are 180 KPa and 120 KPa
respectively. Assuming Raoults law is valid,
the value of the mole fraction of species 1 in
the vapor phase is
a. 0.5
b. 0.6
c. 0.7
d. 0.8
5.A benzene-toluene mixture (56% by weight of
benzene) is maintained at 920C and 1 atm.
The condition of this mixture is a
a. Saturated liquid

b. Saturated vapor
c. Supersaturated vapor
d. Mixture of Liquid and vapor
6.If Ta and Tb are the boiling points of pure A and
pure B respectively and T is the boiling point
of a non-homogenous immiscible mixture of
A and B, then
a. T < Ta and Tb
b. T > Ta and Tb
c. Ta < T < Tb
d. Ta > T > Tb
7.The ease or difficulty in separating components
by distillation is determined by the
a. Viscosity
b. Density
c. Mole Fraction
d. None of these
8.A

mixture compound A and B forms a

maximum boiling azeotrope at x=0.8 at 1
atm total pressure. A solution of this
composition has a bubble point (TB) and a
vapor of the same composition has a dew
point (TD). Then
a. Tb < Td
b. Tb = Td
c. Tb > Td
d. Cannot tell

9.The relative volatility of A with respect to B is

2. At what concentration of A of the mixture
of A and B is the slope of the equilibrium line
unity in a plot of y versus x?
a. 0.366
b. 0.414
c. 0.500
d. Never occur
10. An ideal flash/equilibrium vaporization is
carried out with a binary mixture at constant
temperature and pressure. A process upset
leads to an increase in the mole fraction of
the less volatile component in the feed. The
flash vessel continues to operate at the
previous temperature and pressure and still
produces liquid and vapor. After steady state
is re-established,
a. The amount of liquid produced will
decrease

b.
c.
d.

The amount of vapor produced will

decrease
The amount of liquid and vapor
produced will remain the same
The new equilibrium compositions of
the vapor and liquid products will be
different

Neglecting condensation of steam, what is

the amount of steam needed?

II. Problem Solving

1.

A mixture of 60 mole % A and 40 mol % B

is subject to flash distillation at a separator
pressure of 1 atm. The relative volatility of
A with respect to B is constant 3. What
fraction of the feed must be vaporized to
have the composition of the vapor leaving
the separator be 75 mol % A?

2.

A batch/differential distillation operation is

carried out to separate a feed containing
100 moles of a binary mixture A and B. The
mole fraction of A I the feed is 0.7. The
distillation progresses until the mole
fraction of A in the residue decreases to
0.6. The equilibrium curve in this
composition range may be linearized to y =
0.7353x + 0.3088 where x and y are the
mole fraction of the more volatile
component A in the liquid and vapor
phrases respectively. Calculate the number
of moles of residue.

3.

Geraniol (C10H18O) is an essential oil of

commercial value. It is conventionally
purified by steam distillation. A pilot scale
unit is charged with 2 Kg of crude geraniol
containing a small amount of non-volatile
impurities. Live saturated steam at 1050C is
passed through the still at a fixed rate.
Geraniol is practically immiscible with
water. Vapor pressure of water at 105 0C is
passed through the still at a fixed rate.
Geraniol is practically immiscible with
water. Vapor pressure of water at 105 0C is
1.211 bars and that of geraniol is given by:

ln ( Pv ) =21.1

Where:

Pv

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Answers:
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I.
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. B
10.B
II.
1.

f =0.4

2.

Lf =48.015 moles A

3.

x=1.585 Kgmol steam

7217
T

is in mmHg and T is in degree K