1.

Given: F= 30 kg
XFA = 0.2
S = 10 kg
XSA = 0
XEA = 0.5
XRA = 0.05
Req’d: E
OMB:
F+S=E+R
30 + 10 = E + R --------- eq. 1
OSB:
30(0.2) + 10(0) = E(0.5) + R(0.05) ----------- eq. 2

Solving Simultaneously:
E = 8.8889 kg
R = 31.1111 kg

2. Given: A = 200 moles of B/hr m2

Solvent flow rate = 400 moles of S/hr m2
K=3
Req’d: maximum % extraction

B
200 mol
A hr m2 B
= =0.5 =50 %
Solven flow rate S S
400 mol 2
hr m