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A student is asked to design a distillation column for the separation of a mixture consisting of ethanol and water. The student has to determine the number of theoretical plates required for the column to achieve a product concentration of 95% ethanol, given the feed mixture contains 25% ethanol and 75% water. The student also needs to calculate the amount of steam required for the reboiler to operate at a reflux ratio of 3.5, assuming the total condenser efficiency is 100%.

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A chemical plant needs to separate a mixture of benzene and toluene using a distillation column. The feed contains 40% benzene and 60% toluene. Design a distillation column to achieve a distillate with at least 90% purity of benzene. Provide the reflux ratio and the number of theoretical trays required to meet the purity specification. Assume an operating pressure of 1 atm and th

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A chemical mixture containing 30% ethanol and 70% water needs to be separated using a distillation column. The feed rate is 1000 kg/hr and the desired purity for both products is 99%. The distillation column has 20 theoretical trays, and the reflux ratio is 2.5. Determine the number of trays required to achieve the desired purity for both products.

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A chemical engineering firm has been tasked with designing a chemical reactor for the synthesis of ammonia gas from nitrogen and hydrogen gases. The plant requires a production of at least 1000 kg/h of ammonia gas, and the reactor should operate at a pressure of 200 atm and a temperature of 400°C. The student should determine the optimal size and design of the reactor by considering the reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics principles. The student should also select appropriate catalysts and determine the flow rate of the reactants required to achieve the desired production rate.

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A chemical engineering company has a mixture of ethanol and water with a concentration of 30% ethanol to separate using a distillation column. The company needs to obtain a concentration of 80% ethanol in the distillate at a reflux ratio of 3. Calculate the number of theoretical plates required in the column for the separation, assuming no vapor or liquid bypass, and that the minimum vapor velocity is maintained.

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A chemical engineer wants to separate a mixture of ethanol and methanol using a distillation column. The feed to the column contains 30% ethanol and 70% methanol by mole. The engineer wants to obtain a distillate with 80% ethanol and a bottoms product containing no more than 1% ethanol. Determine the number of trays required in the distillation column to achieve this separation. Consider only equilibrium stages and assume that the feed is saturated liquid at its boiling point. The operating pressure of the column is 1 atm.

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A chemical engineer needs to separate a mixture of ethanol and water using a distillation column. The feed to the column has 30 mol% ethanol and 70 mol% water, and the desired distillate composition is 95 mol% ethanol. The feed rate is 100 kmol/hour and the reflux ratio is 2. Calculate the number of theoretical trays required in the column to achieve the desired distillate composition.

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A chemical engineer needs to design a distillation column for the separation of a mixture containing ethanol (boiling point of 78.4°C) and water. The desired composition of the distillate is a minimum of 90% ethanol. What is the minimum number of theoretical trays needed in the column to achieve this composition, given that the feed contains 40% ethanol and the reflux ratio is 1.5?

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A chemical mixture containing 30% ethanol and 70% water needs to be separated using a distillation column. The feed rate is 1000 kg/hr and the desired purity for both products is 99%. The distillation column has 20 theoretical trays, and the reflux ratio is 2.5. Determine the number of trays required to achieve the desired purity for both products.

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A chemical engineering firm has been tasked with designing a chemical reactor for the synthesis of ammonia gas from nitrogen and hydrogen gases. The plant requires a production of at least 1000 kg/h of ammonia gas, and the reactor should operate at a pressure of 200 atm and a temperature of 400°C. The student should determine the optimal size and design of the reactor by considering the reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics principles. The student should also select appropriate catalysts and determine the flow rate of the reactants required to achieve the desired production rate.

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A chemical engineering company has a mixture of ethanol and water with a concentration of 30% ethanol to separate using a distillation column. The company needs to obtain a concentration of 80% ethanol in the distillate at a reflux ratio of 3. Calculate the number of theoretical plates required in the column for the separation, assuming no vapor or liquid bypass, and that the minimum vapor velocity is maintained.

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A chemical engineer wants to separate a mixture of ethanol and methanol using a distillation column. The feed to the column contains 30% ethanol and 70% methanol by mole. The engineer wants to obtain a distillate with 80% ethanol and a bottoms product containing no more than 1% ethanol. Determine the number of trays required in the distillation column to achieve this separation. Consider only equilibrium stages and assume that the feed is saturated liquid at its boiling point. The operating pressure of the column is 1 atm.

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A chemical engineer needs to separate a mixture of ethanol and water using a distillation column. The feed to the column has 30 mol% ethanol and 70 mol% water, and the desired distillate composition is 95 mol% ethanol. The feed rate is 100 kmol/hour and the reflux ratio is 2. Calculate the number of theoretical trays required in the column to achieve the desired distillate composition.

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A chemical engineer needs to design a distillation column for the separation of a mixture containing ethanol (boiling point of 78.4°C) and water. The desired composition of the distillate is a minimum of 90% ethanol. What is the minimum number of theoretical trays needed in the column to achieve this composition, given that the feed contains 40% ethanol and the reflux ratio is 1.5?

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