Acetone is to be removed from air in an isothermal dilute absorber using pure water as solvent. The incoming air contains 5 mole% of acetone (yin = 0.05). The design equation to be used for obtaining the number of trays (N) of the absorber is, N+2 = 6 log (yin /yout ).For 98% recovery of acetone, the number of trays required is/are: (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10

Acetone is to be removed from air in an isothermal dilute absorber
using pure water as solvent. The incoming air contains 5 mole% of acetone
(yin = 0.05). The design equation to be used for obtaining the number of
trays (N) of the absorber is, N+2 = 6 log (yin
/yout
).For 98% recovery of
acetone, the number of trays required is/are:
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
by

1 Answer

Answer :

(C) 9
by

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