FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Cawangan Sarawak
Kampus Samarahan
94300 Kota Samarahan, SARAWAK
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TECHNICAL REPORT :
CHE249 SEPARATION PROCESSES
Lab Title: Distillation Column
100
Semerster : MARCH – AUGUST 2022 Date Performed : 17/5/2022
Group members Group: D2 EH1104D
*Please cancel which is not
UiTM Student
necessary. No. Name Signature
No.
1 Aini Hayati Binti Bahrin 2020625606
2 Nor Asniza Binti Arifin 2020877214
3 Nursyamimi Binti Mohamad Fazlee 2020860546
4 Nur Syaimaa Izzati Binti Haizal 2020482558

CRITERIA FULL MARKS MARKS

Part 1: Practical Demonstration
Practical Demonstration on 20
- Operating Procedures (Start-Up Procedures and
Shut-Down Procedures)
- Experiment Procedures
- Sampling Procedures
Part 2: Technical Report
Data/Results/Calculation
 Technical 20
 Non - Technical 10
Discussion 25
Conclusion 10
Appendices /References 5
Timelines 5
Organization & Appearance 5
TOTAL MARKS 100

Remarks:
Data, Data and Results:
Results &
Calculation
Table 1 Calibration Data for Methanol-Water
Amount of Amount of Ethanol Composition Refractive
Ethanol water Vol % Mol % Index
(mL) (mL) (RI)
0 100 0 0 1.3323
10 90 10 3.3257 1.3370
20 80 20 7.1823 1.3422
30 70 30 11.7127 1.3477
40 60 40 17.1074 1.3518
50 50 50 23.6371 1.3546
60 40 60 31.7092 1.3581
70 30 70 41.9386 1.3599
80 20 80 55.3218 1.3608
90 10 90 73.5857 1.3601
100 0 100 100 1.3578

Table 2 Properties of Pure Components

Ethanol, C2H5OH Water, H2O
Density (g/ML) 0.789 0.997
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 46.07 18.02

Table 3 Result
Tray Refractive Index, RI Mol Fraction (Ethanol)
Distillate 1.3607 0.5262
Feed 1.3476 0.1154
Bottom 1.3453 0.0969

Table 4 Mole Fraction of Ethanol and Water

Ethanol, C2H5OH (mole) Water, H2O (mole) Mol Fraction (Ethanol)