Which of the following unit operations makes use of Thiele-Geddes
equation?
(A) Liquid-liquid extraction
(B) Solid-liquid extraction
(C) Multi-component absorption with chemical reaction
(D) Multi-component distillation

1 Answer

Answer :

(D) Multi-component distillation

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