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This document provides an overview of CHE 306 Separation Processes taught by Dr. Sagheer Onaizi. It outlines the course chapters, concepts covered, and common separation methods. Key concepts discussed include mass transfer between phases, equilibrium stages, graphical representation of vapor-liquid equilibrium using x-y and T-x-y diagrams, and the lever-arm rule for calculating vapor and liquid compositions. Examples are given for the methanol-water system to illustrate these concepts.

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Chapter 1

This document provides an overview of CHE 306 Separation Processes taught by Dr. Sagheer Onaizi. It outlines the course chapters, concepts covered, and common separation methods. Key concepts discussed include mass transfer between phases, equilibrium stages, graphical representation of vapor-liquid equilibrium using x-y and T-x-y diagrams, and the lever-arm rule for calculating vapor and liquid compositions. Examples are given for the methanol-water system to illustrate these concepts.

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CHE 306

Separation Processes
Dr. Sagheer Onaizi
Office: 16-244
Email: [email protected]
CHE 306
Chapter 1: Introduction to
Separation Process Engineering
Dr. Sagheer Onaizi
DISCLAIMER!
 The materials presented in lecture
presentations are only summaries of the text
materials
 The material covered in these presentations
can be incomplete
 Students will be examined according to the
text materials presented in the textbook and
handouts
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Importance of Separations

Separation account for 40% to 70% of both capital and operating


costs 4
Common Separation
Methods
 Flash distillation
 Continuous column distillation
 Batch distillation
 Absorption
 Stripping
 Liquid‐liquid extraction

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Mass Transfer
 If phases are not yet at equilibrium, mass will
transfer from one phase to the other.
 Mass transfer rate

  area    mass transfer coefficient    driving force 

 No need to do mass transfer calculations


if one assumes equilibrium stages

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Concept of Equilibrium
 The entire course depends on this Vapor
PVapor TVapor
concept!
 Will deal only with ‘macroscopic’ A yi B
concepts
 Will be mostly on states of Vapor
and Liquid systems A B
 It simply implies that a system is at PLiquid TLiquid
equilibrium if ALL thermal, Liquid xi
mechanical and chemical properties
are identical in any location within At Equilibrium:
the system TLiquid =TVapor
PLiquid =PVapor
 Liquid  Vapor 7
Form and Source of
Equilibrium Data
 Available from many sources including:
 Perry’s Handbook (all editions)
 Literature (see Table 2-1, p. 18, Wankat)
 Industry monographs (often hard to obtain)
 Thermodynamic methods based on vapor
pressures, activity coefficients, etc. (such as the
methods available in Aspen).
 Perform experiment(s) and determine the
equilibrium data
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Graphical Representation of Binary VLE:
x-y Diagram for Methanol-Water System

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Graphical Representation of Binary VLE:
T-x-y Diagram for Methanol-Water System

100 T-x
Vapor
T-y
90
Liquid+Vapor Dew point curve

80
T (⁰C)

70
Liquid
Bubble point curve
60

50
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
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Mole fraction of methanol in liquid x and in vapor y
Lever-Arm Rule

Total mass balance :


F  L V
Component balance :
Fz  Lx  Vy
combining the two :
L yz

V zx
From the T - x - y diagram :
L FV

V LF

weight of A length of CB
A B

weght of B length of AC

C 11
Exercise
For the mixture of 20 mol% ethanol (more
volatile component) in water, what is:
a) The bubble point T?
Ans: ~83⁰C.

b) The dew point T?


Ans: ~94.5⁰C.

c) The composition of the first bubble?


Ans. ~ 0.52

d) The composition of the first dew?


Ans. ~ 0.03
e) If the feed is 100 moles and it is at 90 ⁰C,
how much V it contains?
Ans. L/V ~ 1.11  V~ 47.4 moles 12
End of Chapter 1

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