Quiz-4

Mass Transfer - II
March 24, 2022
Closed Notes/Book Time total (Q1 to 2): 60 minutes

Q1 Timing 7:00 to 7:25, upload solution before 7:30

Q1. X Kg/h of feed containing sitosterol from an aqueous

vegetable feed is contacted with pure methylene chloride at the
inlet in a packed column of 0.61 m high and 0.1 m in diameter.
The solvent flow rate is 3 Kg/h contacted in a counter current
manner. This yielded 53% recovery with a linear equilibrium
data with slope of 0.14 (i.e., m=0.14). What is the value of
overall mass transfer coefficient? What should be the length of
the column for 90% recovery? [Marks: 8]

➔ X = (Sum of digits only) × 0.3