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You are overseeing a process that has a feed of X, Y, and Z entering a Separator. however, the feed has wt% of 30% X and 20% Y. The overhead of the Separator is Pure Z and has a mass flow rate of 18.5 kg/ hr. The bottoms of the Separator only contains X and Y and enters a Scrubber. The overhead of the Scrubber is Pure X and has a mass flow rate of 11 kg/hr. The bottoms of the Scrubber is Pure Y and has a mass flow rate of 8.4 (kg/hr).
a. Draw and completely label this process.
b. Determine all of the balance locations and box them in on the diagram.
c. Find the Feed Flow rate (kg/hr) entering the Separator.
d. If MW of X = 120, MW of Y = 50, and MW of Z = 90; what are the mol% of all the components in the feed?
e. If the limit of the Separator is 20 kg/hr, do we need to shutdown the process? Explain.
f. Is perfect separation feasible? Explain.