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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Mass Transfer – Distillation
Fun Fact Quiz

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1. In x – y diagram, as the Operating lines move closer to Equilibrium curve, the separation
_________.

a) increases b) decreases

c) remains unchanged d) can’t say

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2. If the gas phase composition of component A is 0.65 and its relative volatility is 2. Find
the liquid phase composition.

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3. In a solution (A and B); The vapour pressure of A is 260 mmHg and B is 360 mmHg; Find
the relative volatility?

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4. Find the relative volatility, if x, y are the concentrations in mole fraction.

a) 6.92 b) 1.88

c) 0.88 d) None of these

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5. If the feed enters the distillation column at its dew point, then the slope of the Flash
vaporization operating line is

a) 0 b) 1

c) Between 0 and 1 d) Infinity

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6. The term entrainer used in

a) Multi-component distillation b) Reactive distillation

c) Azeotropic distillation d) None of the mentioned

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7. The equilibrium composition of liquid and vapour in a feed can be identified by,

a) intersection of q line with equilibrium line

b) intersection of q line with operating line

c) intersection of operating line with equilibrium line

d) None of the mentioned

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8. Consider an ideal vapour-liquid binary mixture, find the total pressure if the vapour
pressure of A is 260 mmHg and the vapour pressure of B is 520 mmHg and the composition
of A in liquid phase is 55%.

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9. The Enriching section operating line intercept at the origin in McCabe-Thiele method
when

a) Reflux ratio = Zero

b) Reflux ratio= Infinity

c) Reflux ratio= One

d) Reflux ratio= 1.5 to 2 times Reflux minimum

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10. After leaving the condenser if the liquid is below its bubble point then which of the
following is/are incorrect(s)?

a) Reboiler load is low

b) Different concentration of distillate and reflux

c) Sensible heat is not removed

d) Perforated area will be high

e) All of the mentioned

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11. Find the ratio of distillate to residual flow rates, if a binary mixture containing 65% of
more volatile component while the distillate and the residue compositions are 90% and
30%.

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12. Find the heat given( in kJ) to the feed for the flash vaporization process if the ratio of
residue to the distillate is 0.65 and the enthalpy of feed, distillate and the residue are 500,
800 and 200 KJ/kmol respectively. The feed rate is 100 kmol/hr.

a) 4343 b) 5353

c) 6363 d) 7373

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13. The use of vapour produced from the reboiler is

a) To strip out more volatile component from liquid

b) To strip out low volatile component from the liquid

c) To increase the temperature of the fractionator bottom

d) None of the mentioned

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Common Data Questions 14 – 15

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14. A saturated vapour feed containing benzene 30 mol% and rest chlorobenzene is to be
separated into a top product having 98 mol% benzene and a bottom product having 99%
chlorobenzene. Calculate the minimum reflux ratio algebraically. The relative volatility of
benzene in the mixture is 4.12.

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15. What is the corresponding boil up ratio?

(a) 0.412 (b) 0.214

(c) 0.124 (d) None of these

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16. A batch of crude pentane containing 15 mol% butane and 85 mol% pentane is
subjected to simple batch distillation at atmospheric pressure to remove 90% of the
butane. What would be the composition of remaining liquid? Average value of relative
volatility of butane with respect to pentane is 3.5.

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17. A saturated liquid mixture of benzene and toluene having 70 mol% benzene is fed
continuously at a rate of 40 kmol/h to the top tray of a column having six theoretical trays.
There is no reflux at the top. The rate of vapour generation in the reboiler is 30 kmol/h.
determine the flow rate of products leaving at the bottom of the column.

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18. In vacuum distillation, substance boils at a/an

(a) temperature above its boiling point

(b) high pressures

(c) temperature below its boiling point

(d) exact temperature

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19. Relative volatility of a binary system

(a) decreases with increase in pressure

(b) increases with increase in pressure

(c) increases with increase in temperature at constant pressure

(d) is independent of temperature and pressure

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20. A continuous rectifying section is separating a binary mixture containing A & B

into an overhead distillate product containing 45 mol % of A with 600 kmol/hr. Feed flow
rate is 1000 kmol/hr and slope of q line is –1.5. Liquid overflowing in the stripping section
is 0.30 and 0.25 mol % of A respectively. Column is 100% efficient. If the boil up rate is
1000 kmol/hr. Calculate reflux ratio (upto two decimal places). Relative volatility is 2.

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