A mixture containing 60 mol% benzene and 40 mol% toluene needs to be separated using batch distillation to obtain a residual with 10 mol% benzene. Given assumptions of a constant relative volatility of 2.9 and negligible column holdup, the Rayleigh equation can be solved to determine that 11.3 kg mols must be distilled to obtain the desired residual composition. A material balance then shows the compositions in each part of the process.
A mixture containing 60 mol% benzene and 40 mol% toluene needs to be separated using batch distillation to obtain a residual with 10 mol% benzene. Given assumptions of a constant relative volatility of 2.9 and negligible column holdup, the Rayleigh equation can be solved to determine that 11.3 kg mols must be distilled to obtain the desired residual composition. A material balance then shows the compositions in each part of the process.
A mixture containing 60 mol% benzene and 40 mol% toluene needs to be separated using batch distillation to obtain a residual with 10 mol% benzene. Given assumptions of a constant relative volatility of 2.9 and negligible column holdup, the Rayleigh equation can be solved to determine that 11.3 kg mols must be distilled to obtain the desired residual composition. A material balance then shows the compositions in each part of the process.
A mixture containing 60 mol% benzene and 40 mol% toluene needs to be separated using batch distillation to obtain a residual with 10 mol% benzene. Given assumptions of a constant relative volatility of 2.9 and negligible column holdup, the Rayleigh equation can be solved to determine that 11.3 kg mols must be distilled to obtain the desired residual composition. A material balance then shows the compositions in each part of the process.
% toluene in a batch distillation to obtain a residual
of 10 mol % benzene.
Assume a is constant at 2.9 and column holdup is
negligible. Under the above assumptions, the Rayleigh equation can be integrated, resulting in Eq. (15-29).
Substituting, assume L; =100 kg mols
1 n 0.1(1-0.6) +In (1-0.6)
=- I 1.9 0.6(1-0.1) (1-0.1) =-1.3698-Q.�l09 =-2.1807 L; =(100)(0.113) =11.3 kg mols By a material balance Batch Still Start End Receiver Benzene 60 1.13 58.87 Toluene 40 10.17 29.83 100 11.3 88.7