H2S is being absorbed in a gas absorber unit. The height of the transfer

unit based on the overall mass transfer coefficient on the gas side is 0.4 m.

The equilibrium data is given by, y = 1.5 x. The bulk concentration of H2S

has to be reduced from 0.05 to 0.001 mole fraction in the gas side. The

height of the tower (in metres) corresponding to an operating line given by,

y = 5x + 0.001 is

(A) 2.0

(B) 1.56

(C) 1.0

1 Answer

Answer :

(A) 2.0

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