sep pro chaps 1 to 3 Flashcards
create a second phase that is immiscible with the feed phase
by phase creation
introduce a second phase in the form of a solvent
by phase addition
restrict or enhance the movement of certain chemical specie
by barrier
add solid particles that act directly or as an inert carriers for separation
by a solid agent
applying external field of various types
by force field or gradient
production requirement, cost, environmental impact
considerations in which separation method to choose
involves heat transfer or shaft work to or from the mixture
Energy-Separating Agent
May be partially immiscible with one or more mixture components and
frequently is the constituent of highest concentration in the added phase.
Mass-Separating Agent
May be miscible with a liquid feed mixture, but may selectively alter partitioning
of species between liquid and vapor phases
Mass-Separating Agent
When the feed mixture includes species that
differ widely in volatility, expressed as
vapor-liquid equilibrium ratios (K-values)
Partial Condensation or Partial Vaporization
Two phases are created when a vapor feed is
partially condensed by removing heat, and a
liquid feed is partially vaporized by adding
heat.
Partial Condensation or Partial Vaporization
In both operations, after partitioning of species has
occurred by interphase mass transfer, the resulting vapor
phase is enriched with respect to the species that are
more easily vaporized, while the liquid phase is enriched
with respect to the less-volatile species, with both phases
separated by gravity
Flash Vaporization
Partial vaporization can be initiated by this method
by reducing the feed pressure with a valve or turbine.
Flash Vaporization
When the volatility difference among species
are so small (more than 100 trays are
required). Mass-separating agent (MSA) is used to
increase the volatility difference (reducing the
number of trays)
Extractive Distillation
In extractive distillation, ______ is thee least volatile species
and is introduced ______________of the column.
MSA, near the top
in extractive distillation, what do they do to minimize MSA loss?
Recycle
When volatility difference among species are not
sufficiently large and it is the most widely used industrial separation technique
Distillation
Multiple contact between counter-current flow of
V/L in trays (stages). Each contact (stage) consists of mixing the
phases to promote rapid partitioning of species by
mass transfer, followed by phase separation.
Distillation
When condensation of vapor is not easily
accomplished, a liquid MSA (adsorbent)
may be fed to the top in place of reflux.
Reboiled Absorption
iquid mixtures are separated,
at elevated temperature &
ambient pressure, by
contacting the feed with a
vapor stripping agent (MSA)
Stripping
If the feed is vapor and the
stripping section of the
column is not needed
Absorption
The MSA eliminates the need
to reboil the liquid at the
bottom of the column, which
may be important of the liquid
is not thermally stable.
Stripping
If the bottoms product from
a stripper is thermally
stable, it may be reboiled
without using an MSA.
Reboiled Stripping
If trays are needed above
the feed tray to achieve
separation
Refluxed Stripping
Another term for Refluxed Stripping
Steam Distillation
When minimum-boiling azeotropes are formed
Azeotropic Distillation
What is an MSA for Azeotropic distillation?
n-butyl acetate
what are the two products in azeotropic distillation?
distillate water layer and bottoms acetic acid
When distillation is impractical, especially
when the mixture to be separated is
temperature-sensitive.
liquid-liquid extraction
Each solvent has a specific selectivity for the feed
components. Several countercurrently arranged stages may be
necessary
Liquid-Liquid Extraction (Two-Solvent)
A solvent selectively dissolves only one or a
fraction of the components in the feed
Liquid-liquid extraction