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500 kmol/hr
0.5 kmol Benzene/kmol
0.2 kmol Toluene/kmol
0.3 kmol Xylene/kmol
72 (kmol/h)
0.6 kmol Benzene/kmol
0.1 kmol Toluene/kmol
0.3 kmol Xylene/kmol
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200 kmol/hr
0.4 kmol Benzene/kmol
x₂ (kmol Toluene/kmol)
1-(x₂+0.4) (kmol Xylene/kmol)
100 kmol/hr
x3 (kmol Benzene/kmol)
0.2 kmol Toluene/kmol
1-(0.2+x3) (kmol Xylene/kmol)
How many independent equations can we write for the distillation process shown above?
Transcribed Image Text:500 kmol/hr 0.5 kmol Benzene/kmol 0.2 kmol Toluene/kmol 0.3 kmol Xylene/kmol 72 (kmol/h) 0.6 kmol Benzene/kmol 0.1 kmol Toluene/kmol 0.3 kmol Xylene/kmol 05 03 O 04 DISTILLATION 200 kmol/hr 0.4 kmol Benzene/kmol x₂ (kmol Toluene/kmol) 1-(x₂+0.4) (kmol Xylene/kmol) 100 kmol/hr x3 (kmol Benzene/kmol) 0.2 kmol Toluene/kmol 1-(0.2+x3) (kmol Xylene/kmol) How many independent equations can we write for the distillation process shown above?
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