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Lecture 4: Distillation
Dr. Abdul Razzaq
Assistant professor, CUI, Lahore Campus.
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Contents
Introduction
Vapor liquid equilibrium, x-y, T-x-y and H-x-y diagrams
Partial vaporization and partial condensation
Basic laws
Binary distillation : McCabe-Thiele Method, Lewis-Sorel Method,
Ponchon-Saravit Method for calculation of trays
Reflux ratio, minimum reflux ratio, Total Reflux ratio, their
calculations
Plate efficiency
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Distillation
• Separation technique
Limitations:
If components in a mixture have nearly same boiling point, they can not
be separated by normal distillation
• Partial vaporization
• Partial condensation
Vapor Liquid Equilibrium
Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium:
Composition of vapor in equilibrium with a liquid of given composition is
determined experimentally, and the results can be plotted on temp-composition
diagram
Curve ABC shows the composition of the liquid which boils at any given
temperature.
Curve ADC shows the corresponding composition of the vapor at that
temperature.
It is seen that for any liquid composition, the vapor formed will be richer in
more volatile component.
Benzene-Toluene, n-heptane-toluene, carbon disulfide-carbon tetrachloride are
the examples of mixture which will give this type of curve.
Vapor Liquid Equilibrium
Vapor Liquid Equilibrium
At constant pressure
• Bubble point curve
(T vs. x)
• Dew point curve
(T vs. y)
Vapor Liquid Equilibrium
For distillation purposes it is more convenient to plot y against x at a constant
pressure. T-x-y Data
x-y Data
Liquid to
Vapor ratio?
At temp T2, liquid will boil and vapors with composition y2 are formed.
On further heating the composition of the liquid will change cause of the
loss of more volatile component to the vapor
Daltons Law
Relative Volatility
Distillation
Differential Distillation:
• No reflux
• Continuous process
• Feed enters through the valve where the pressure reduces and
sufficient time is provided to reach equilibrium
Distillation
Rectification:
Batch Distillation:
• Heat and material flows over the trays, the condenser, and the reboiler must be
established
• Heat losses small and neglected, Ideal case the heat of mixing is zero
• One mole of Vn-1 liberates one mole of Vn (Vn=Vn-1), unless changes done
• Temperature change form one plate to another plate is small thus Hn+1 =
Hn
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No. of plates: Lewis Sorel Method
Example 11.7 (Coulson, vol-2)
No. of plates: Lewis Sorel Method
Example 11.7 (Coulson, vol-2)
No. of plates: Lewis Sorel Method
Example 11.7 (Coulson, vol-2)
No. of plates: Lewis Sorel Method
Example 11.7 (Coulson, vol-2)
No. of plates: Lewis Sorel Method
Example 11.7 (Coulson, vol-2)
No. of plates: McCabe & Thiele
These equations are used in the Lewis–Sorel method to calculate the relation
between the composition of the liquid on a plate and the composition of the
vapour rising to that plate.
• If xn+1 = xd in equation, this equation represents a line passing through the point yn =
xn+1 = xd
• If xn+1 is put equal to zero, then yn = Dxd/Vn, giving a second easily determined point
• The top operating line is therefore drawn through two points of coordinates (xd, xd )
and (0, (Dxd/Vn))
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No. of plates: McCabe & Thiele
These equations are used in the Lewis–Sorel method to calculate the relation
between the composition of the liquid on a plate and the composition of the
vapour rising to that plate.
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No. of plates: McCabe & Thiele
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No. of plates: McCabe & Thiele
• Concentration in the still given by point 15 and point 16
• Similarly the concentration on the top is given by point 2 and point 1
• Condenser by completely condensing the vapor gives the liquid with
concentration at point A
• Still+ Condenser provides enrichment and is equal to 1 plate
• Hence actual number of plates is one less then ideal number of plates
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Intersection of operating lines: q-line
• The locus of the point of intersection of the operating lines is of considerable
importance and is dependent on the temperature and physical condition of the
feed
• The line may thus be drawn through two easily determined points
• From the definition of q, it follows that the slope of the q-line is governed by the
nature of the feed as follows
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Intersection of operating lines: q-line
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Reflux ratio
Reflux is altered, TOL is altered, hence number of plates
required varies
The enrichment line for minimum reflux is given by AC, where Point C
has coordinates (xc, yc)
Calculation of Minimum Reflux
Underwood and Fenske Equation
b. Operating cost (such as utilities like condenser cooling water, reboiler steam etc)
From a material balance over the top portion of the column, Vn =D(R +
1) and hence the steam required per mole of the product is proportional
to R + 1.
Selection of Economic Reflux ratio
The cost of the distillation column generally includes capital cost, operating cost and
depreciation cost
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Thank You
for
Your Attention
email:
abdulrazzaq@cuilahore.edu.pk
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