Abstract
The experimental investigation are carried out with an aim to evaluate the efficiency of different solvents for extraction of acetic acid from aqueous system using various mass transfer packings. The required data for plotting binodal and tie lines are gathered for different ternary systems and subsequently utilized for drawing triangular diagrams (acetic acid-water-toluene; acetic acid-water-benzene and acetic acid-water-xylene). Different mass transfer packings are used for the liquid-liquid extraction. The mass transfer evaluation of these packings for extraction of acetic acid has also been discussed in the article. Different solvents are compared for estimation of parameters, namely, selectivity, insolubility (in water), viscosity, flash point, density, and boiling point. The overall results favour the optimum performance of berl saddle as mass transfer packing and xylene as solvent.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9-12 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Chemical Engineering Division |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Berl saddle
- Mass transfer
- Raschig ring
- Selectivity