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( 2 6 pts ) 1 , 4 - Dioxane has historically been used to stabilize chlorinated solvents and more recently has been found to

(26 pts)1,4-Dioxane has historically been used to stabilize chlorinated solvents and more recently has been found to contaminant numerous consumer and food products. Based on this experimental evidence, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has listed 1,4-dioxane as a high priority chemical and classified it as a probable human carcinogen. You are tasked with analyzing a 5-stage stripping column that operates isobarically at 760mmHg and isothermally at 20C and is used to purify water contaminated with 1,4-dioxane. The entering liquid stream contains 2.5 mol%1,4-dioxane [D] and the balance water [W]. If the amount of pure nitrogen [N] available is 1070mols, how much liquid feed (in mols) can this column treat if the EPA requires the column to produce a liquid stream containing 0.05mol%1,4-dioxane in water. Assume solute free flow rates are constant, meaning water is nonvolatile and nitrogen does not dissolve in water. Use the Wilson equation to describe the 1,4-dioxane and water equilibrium. The Wilson constants for 1,4-dioxane (D) and water (W) are given below and the Antione's Constants for 1,4-dioxane are given below in terms of C and mmHg.
\table[[,Antoine's Constants],[,A,B,C],[1,4-Dioxane,7.43155,1554.679,240.337]]
\table[[Wilson Constants],[DW,0.2831],[WD,0.3035]]
a) Draw a PFD and label using solute free flowrates and mole ratios (4 pts)
b) Provide your specifications used in Excel Solver (7 pts)
c) What is the Lin flowrate (mols)?(15pts)
i. Use an initial guess of L'=100mols
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