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1. The document provides 3 sample problems related to liquid-liquid extraction and crystallization processes. The first problem calculates the amount of solute extracted given distribution coefficients and volumes of phases. The second calculates extraction efficiency. The third calculates the percentage of solute remaining after extraction given distribution coefficients and volumes. The final problems address solubility of ferrous sulfate and number of crystallizer units needed given length.

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Sample Problems

1. The document provides 3 sample problems related to liquid-liquid extraction and crystallization processes. The first problem calculates the amount of solute extracted given distribution coefficients and volumes of phases. The second calculates extraction efficiency. The third calculates the percentage of solute remaining after extraction given distribution coefficients and volumes. The final problems address solubility of ferrous sulfate and number of crystallizer units needed given length.

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SAMPLE PROBLEMS

Liquid-Liquid Extraction
1.

There are 40 kg of solute in 100 liters of water, the weight of solute that will be extracted by 30 liters of ether
if the distribution coefficient, KD=5 is?
Solution

K D=

conc of soluteraffinate phase


conc of soluteextract phase

40
100
5=
x
30
x=2.4 kg

2.

A solute has a KD between water and chloroform of 5.00. Suppose we extract a 50.00-mL sample of a 0.050
M aqueous solution of the solute with 15.00 mL of chloroform. (a) What is the separations extraction
efficiency?
Solution

solute remainingaq=

solute remaining=

V aq
K D Vsolvent +Vaq

50 ml
=0.4
5 ( 15 ml ) +50 ml

*Extraction efficiency is the percentage of solute moving into the extracting phase.
Extraction efficiency=1-0.4=0.6 or 60%

3. A solution contains a material M in water. M is recovered from the solution


using solvent S. If 9 kg of S is used per kg of solution and K D=3, what is the
%M that will remain in the solution after solvent extraction?
Solution
*Assuming 100kg of initial solution

KD=

solute extraction phase


solute raffinate phase
M
9
3=
100M
100
M=21.25%

Crystallization
1. The solubility of ferrous sulfate in g/100g water is?

x=

FeSO 4
=0.546
FeSO 47 H 2O

2. How many crystallizer units are needed if the Swenson crystallizer is 30ft
long?
*1 unit=10ft
N=30/10
N=3 units

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