We are separating n-butanol and water in a single distillation column with two feeds and a decanter.

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We are separating n-butanol and water in a single distillation column with two feeds and a decanter. Feed 1 is \(36.0 \mathrm{~mol} \%\) water, the flow rate is \(\mathrm{F}_{1}=\) \(50.0 \mathrm{kmol} / \mathrm{h}\), and it is a two-phase feed that is \(40.0 \%\) vapor. Feed 2 flow rate \(\mathrm{F}_{2}=75.0 \mathrm{kmol} / \mathrm{h}\), and it is a saturated liquid that is \(20.0 \mathrm{~mol} \%\) water. The column has a partial reboiler and total condenser. The water product (flow rate \(=\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{W}} \mathrm{kmol} / \mathrm{h}\) ) is an aqueous layer from the liquid-liquid separator. The butanol product (flow rate \(=\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{B}} \mathrm{kmol} / \mathrm{h}\) ) is bottoms from the distillation column, and the water mole fraction is 0.04 . The boilup ratio is \(v / B=2 / 3\). Find the flow rates of the products, \(P_{W}\) and \(P_{B}\). Find the optimum feed stage locations and the total number of stages. Step off stages from the top down. BE NEAT!

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