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Fresh orange juice contains 12.0 wt% solids and the
balance water is fed to an evaporator for
concentration process. The juice that enters the evaporator is
concentrated to 58 wt%
solids. However, the volatile constituent of the juice somehow can
escape with the water,
leaving the concentrate with a flat taste. It is suggested for the
stream of fresh orange juice
to by-pass the evaporator at certain fraction and mixed with the
evaporator product stream to
achieve the desired final concentration, which is 42.0 wt%
solids.Calculate the amount of product produced and the fraction of
the feed that by-pass the
evaporator. State clearly your assumption and basis of
calculation.
Propose another possible way to preserve the volatile ingredients that
provide the taste of the
concentrate and thereby obtain an even better tasting product. List
down the advantages
and the drawbacks of your suggestion.