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?

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1. 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%

2. If the solubilities of different components (in a liquid-liquid extraction system) increase with rise in temperature, then the temperature above which they dissolve completely is known as the critical solution temperature (CST or consolute temperature). If solubilities increase with decrease in temperature, then CST is the temperature below which they dissolve completely. If a binary system has no critical solution temperature, it implies that___________________?

   A. The system comprises of partially miscible liquids
   B. The system comprises of miscible liquids
   C. The system comprises of an azeotrope
   D. On heating, a vapor phase will appear; while on cooling, a solid phase will appear

3. Solvent extraction is the terminology applied to the liquid-liquid extraction, which is preferred for the separation of the components of liquids, when____________________?

   A. Extracting solvent is cheaply & abundantly available
   B. One of the liquid components is heat sensitive
   C. Viscosity of liquid components is very high
   D. One of the liquid components has very high affinity towards the solvent

4. 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

5. The individual mass transfer co-efficients (moles/m2s) for absorption of a solute from a gas mixture into a liquid solvent are, KL = 4.5 and KG = 1.5. The slope of the equilibrium line is 3. Which of the following resistance (s) is (are) controlling ?

   A. Liquid side
   B. Gas side
   C. Interfacial
   D. Both liquid and gas side

6. The individual mass transfer co-efficients (moles/m2s) for absorption of a solute from a gas mixture into a liquid solvent are, KL = 4.5 and KG = 1.5. The slope of the equilibrium line is 3. Which of the following resistance (s) is (are) controlling ?

   A. Liquid side
   B. Gas side
   C. Interfacial
   D. Both liquid and gas side

7. In liquid-liquid extraction, the number of phases at plait point is __________________?

   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4

8. The solvent used in liquid-liquid extraction should have _______________ less than one?

   A. Selectivity
   B. Distribution co-efficient
   C. Both A. and B.
   D. Neither A. nor B.

9. Selectivity of the solvent used in solvent extraction should be)_________________?

   A. 1
   B. > 1
   C. < 1
   D. 0

10. With increase in temperature, the rate of extraction in leaching (solid-liquid extraction system) ?

    A. Increases
    B. Decreases
    C. Remain unaffected
    D. Increases Linearly