Actinomycin D present at 260 mg/L in fermentation broth is to be extracted into butyl acetate. At

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Actinomycin D present at 260 mg/L in fermentation broth is to be extracted into butyl acetate. At pH 3.5, the distribution constant is 57. How many stages are required to recover 99% of the antibiotic from a broth flow rate of 450 L/hr using a solvent flow rate of 37 L/hr?

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Separation Process Principles Chemical And Biochemical Principles

ISBN: 9780470481837

3rd Edition

Authors: By J. D. Seader, Ernest J. Henley, D. Keith Roper

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