A. Employs only one solvent
B. Employs two solvents
C. Results in low interfacial tension
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- In a liquid-liquid extraction, 10 kg of a solution containing 2 kg of solute C and 8 kg of solvent A is brought into contact with 10 kg of solvent B. Solvent A and B are completely immiscible in each other whereas solute C is soluble in both the solvents. The extraction process attains equilibrium. The equilibrium relationship between the two phases is Y* = 0.9X, where Y* is the kg of C/kg of B and X is kg of C/kg of A. Choose the correct answer?
A. The entire amount of C is transferred to solvent B
B. Less than 2 kg but more than 1 kg of C is transferred to solvent B
C. Less than 1 kg of C is transferred to B
D. No amount of C is transferred to B - Compound A is extracted from a solution of A + B into a pure solvent S. A Co-current unit is used for the liquid-liquid extraction. The inlet rate of the solution containing A is 200 moles of B/hr.m2 and the solvent flow, rate is 400 moles of S/m2. hr. The equilibrium data is represented by Y = 3X2 , where Y is in moles of a A/moles of B and X is in moles A/moles of S. The maximum percentage extraction achieved in the unit is_________________________?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 70%
D. 90% - Selectivity of the solvent used in solvent extraction should be)_________________?
A. 1
B. > 1
C. < 1
D. 0 - The interfacial area per unit volume of dispersion, in a gas-liquid contactor, for fractional hold up of gas = 0.1 and gas bubble diameter = 0.5 mm is given by (in m2/m3)_________________?
A. 500
B. 1200
C. 900
D. 800 - The interfacial area per unit volume of dispersion, in a gas-liquid contactor, for fractional hold up of gas = 0.1 and gas bubble diameter = 0.5 mm is given by (in m2/m3) ?
A. 500
B. 1200
C. 900
D. 800 - Ponchon-Savarit method analyses the fractional equipment based on___________________?
A. Enthalpy balance only
B. Material balance only
C. Both enthalpy and material balances
D. The assumption of constant molal-overflow - In a single stage extraction process, 10 kg of pure solvent S (containing no solute A) is mixed with 30 kg of feed F containing A at a mass fraction xf = 0.2. The mixture splits into an extract phase E and a raffinate phase R containing A at xB = 0.5 and xR = 0.05 respectively. The total mass of the extract phase is (in Kg) ?
A. 6.89
B. 8.89
C. 10
D. 8.25 - The process employing desorption of the absorbed solute by a solvent is called____________________?
A. Elution
B. Osmosis
C. Reverse osmosis
D. Sublimation - Which of the following is an undesirable property for an absorbing solvent ?
A. Low vapour pressure
B. Low velocity
C. Low freezing point
D. None of these - Solvent used in extractive distillation_________________________?
A. Is of low volatility
B. Forms a low boiling azeotrope
C. Forms a high boiling azeotrope
D. Does not alter the relative volatility of the original components