Zewail City of Science and Technology

Mass Transfer Operations (ENV 425)

Problem Set 3

1 (10.2-2)

2 (10.3-1)

Henry relation for the system above upto mole fraction of 0.005 is 𝑃𝐴 (𝑎𝑡𝑚) = 29.6𝑥𝐴

3 (10.3-2)

4 (10.3-3)

5 Pure water is used to absorb ammonia from air-ammonia stream at 20 oC and 1 atm using co-
current spray column. If 10 kgmol/min of gas containing 0.3 kgmol ammonia/kgmol of pure air is
contacted with 10 kgmol/min of pure water.
i- Calculate the percent ammonia absorbed considering the two phases leaving the column
are at equilibrium.
ii- Can we obtain 99% removal of ammonia from air? How?
The equilibrium relation:

Ammonia PP (kPa) 4.23 8.28 15.2 22.1 30.1

gm ammonia/gm water 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25