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The document contains tutorial questions for a Mass Transfer-I course at IIT Guwahati, focusing on the absorption of gases in liquids. It includes calculations related to the absorption of CO2 in water under various conditions, requiring the application of film theory, penetration theory, and surface renewal theory. Additionally, it addresses the absorption of sulfur dioxide from air, involving the determination of mass transfer coefficients and absorption rates.

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Tutorial-03 Questions

The document contains tutorial questions for a Mass Transfer-I course at IIT Guwahati, focusing on the absorption of gases in liquids. It includes calculations related to the absorption of CO2 in water under various conditions, requiring the application of film theory, penetration theory, and surface renewal theory. Additionally, it addresses the absorption of sulfur dioxide from air, involving the determination of mass transfer coefficients and absorption rates.

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI

Department of Chemical Engineering

CL 205 – Mass Transfer-I

Tutorial-3

Q1. Pure CO2 is absorbed in water in a continuous stirred gas-liquid container at 25oC and
100kPa. The flow rate of water is maintained at 0.5 L/min. The concentration of CO 2 in
the outlet solution is 0.025 kmol/m3. The equilibrium concentration of CO2 at 25 oC and
100 kPa is 0.034 kmol/m3. The volume of the stirred solution is 5 L, and the specific
interfacial area is 40 m2/m3 of the stirred solution. The diffusivity of CO2 in water at given
condition is 2×10-9 m2/s. If the film theory is applicable, then calculate the film thickness
in mm. [8 Marks]

Q2. In an experimental agitated contactor, pure carbon dioxide is being absorbed in water at
25°C and 2 atm pressure. Water is pumped into the contactor at a rate of 1 litre per minute and
the carbonated water leaves the vessel continuously so that a constant volume is maintained in
the contactor. The outlet water contains 2.3 g CO2 per litre. The specific interfacial area of gas-
liquid contact is 80 m2/m3 of the gas- liquid dispersion; the volume of the gas-liquid dispersion
is 8 litres. The liquid phase can be assumed to be well mixed. The solubility of CO2 in water
can be calculated using the Henry's law. At 25°C, the Henry's law constant for CO2 is 1640
atm/mol fraction and its diffusivity in water is 1.92 x 10-9 m2/s. Calculate:

a. The thickness of the liquid-film if the film theory is applicable,


b. The contact time between a liquid element with the gas if the penetration theory is
applicable
c. The fractional surface renewal rate if the surface renewal theory is applicable.
The density of the liquid is 997 kg/m3 (i.e. the same as that of water at the given
temperature). [15 MARKS]

Q3. Sulfur Dioxide is being absorbed from the air by water which is flowing at 2 atm and 30oC.
k’y which is the mass transfer coefficient is estimated to be 6.78×10-5 mol/m2.s (mole fraction).
Considering the air to be pure and the partial pressure of SO2 at the interface is 0.2 atm,
Calculate ky, kG and the rate of absorption using ky and kG. [7 Marks]

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