R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering (Autonomous), Guntur.

R-18 Regulations

CH313 MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS – II

Lectures : 2 hrs Sessional Marks : 30
Tutorial : 1 hrs Semester End Exam Marks : 70
Semester End Exam. : 3 hrs Credits : 3

Course Objectives

i. Understand the concept of vapor liquid equilibrium and distillation processes.

ii. To explain the principles of Liquid-Liquid – extraction and equipment.
iii. To learn the concepts of absorption.
iv. To comprehend the operations of leaching and adsorption.

Course Outcomes
After successful completion of the course, the students are able to

1) Analyze different types of distillation such as: batch & continuous, flash vaporization,
steam distillation and differential distillation and design distillation columns using
McCabe Thiele and Ponchon-Savarit methods.
2) Evaluate the equilibrium data for the liquid–liquid extractions and design the LLE.
3) Develop the equilibrium data and design the adsorption equipment.
4) Design of solid extractor.

PO PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2
PO1
CO
CO1: 2 2 2 3 2 2

CO2: 2 3 3 2 2 2

CO3: 1 3 2 3 3 3

CO4: 2 2 3 3 2 2

UNIT - I CO: 1
Distillation: Principles of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for binary system, relative volatility,
flash distillation, differential distillation.
Continuous rectification - McCabe-Thiele method, Ponchon Savarit method, Tray efficiency,
azeotropes, azeotropic distillation, extractive distillation and steam distillation.

UNIT – II CO: 2
Liquid-Liquid Extraction: Choice of solvent, ternary equilibrium, tie line, calculations for
insoluble liquids – single stage, multi stage cross current operations.
Counter current operations, equipment – mixer-settler, perforated plate tower, rotating disk
contactor, pulsed columns.

UNIT – III CO: 3

Adsorption: Types of adsorption – physical adsorption and chemisorption, nature of
adsorbents, types of industrial adsorbents, types of adsorption isotherms for vapors,

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Freundlich isotherm for dilute solutions, calculations for single stage, multi stage cross current
and multi stage counter current operation.
Ion-Exchange: Principles of Ion-Exchange, techniques and applications, rate of Ion-
Exchange.

UNIT – IV CO: 4
Leaching: Preparation of solids, percolation tanks, Shanks system, filter press leaching,
agitated vessels, Rotocel, Kennedy extractor, Bollman extractor, single and multi-stage
leaching calculation.
Crystallization: Crystal Geometry, Equilibrium and yields, nucleation and crystal growth
rates, controlled growth of crystals, incorporation of principles into the design of the
equipment.
Introduction to Membrane Separations: Definitions, modules, Dialysis.

LEARNING RESOURCES
TEXT BOOKS:
1) Mass Transfer Operations, Robert E. Treybal, 3rd edition, International Edition,
McGraw Hill (1981).

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1) Principles of Mass Transfer and Separation Processes, Binay K. Dutta, 2 nd edition,
Prentice Hall of India, 2007
2) Mass Transfer: Theory and Applications, KV Narayanan, B Lakshmikutty, 2nd Edition,
CBS Publishers And Distributors Pvt Ltd.
3) Transport process and separation process principles, Christie John Geankoplis, 4th
edition, PHI (2009).
4) Separation Process Principles, J D Seader and E J Henly, 2 nd Edition, John Wiley &
sons (2006).
5) Diffusion - Mass Transfer in Fluid Systems, E.D. Cussler, Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge 1984.
6) Principles of Unit Operations, S. Foust, 2nd Edition, Wiley, New York, 1980.
7) Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, Warren, L., McCabe, Julian C. Smith, Peter
Harriot, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill (2008).

WEB RESOURCES:
1. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/103/103/103103145/
2. https://nptel.ac.in/noc/courses/noc19/SEM2/noc19-ch31/

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