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Chemical Engineering · Q279

Mass Transfer

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 279

Q279

In a single stage extraction process, 10 kg of pure solvent S (containing no solute A) is mixed with 30 kg of feed F containing A at a mass fraction xf = 0.2. The mixture splits into an extract phase E and a raf-finate phase R containing A at xB = 0.5 and xR = 0.05 respectively. The total mass of the extract phase is (in Kg)

A.
6.89
B.
8.89
Answer
C.
10
D.
8.25

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
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