Jasmone (molecular formula C 11 H 16 O) is a valuable specialty chemical that is obtained from

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Jasmone (molecular formula C11H16O) is a valuable specialty chemical that is obtained from the jasmine plant. A common method of manufacture is to extract the plant material in water, and then use benzene to concentrate the jasmone in a simple liquid-liquid extraction process. Jasmone (species A) is 170 times more soluble in benzene than in water, and so 

c′A = 170 cA

where c'A is the concentration of jasmone in benzene, and cA is the concentration of jasmone in water. In a proposed extraction unit, the benzene phase is well mixed with the film mass- transfer coefficient k'L = 3.5 × 10-6 m/s. The aqueous phase is also well mixed with its film mass-transfer coefficient kL = 2.5 × 10-5 m/s. Determine 

a. The overall liquid mass-transfer coefficient, K'L, based on the benzene phase 

b. The overall liquid transfer coefficient, KL, based on the aqueous phase 

c. The percent resistance to mass-transfer encountered in the aqueous liquid film

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Fundamentals Of Momentum Heat And Mass Transfer

ISBN: 9781118947463

6th Edition

Authors: James Welty, Gregory L. Rorrer, David G. Foster

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