SAMPLE PROBLEM #6

A feed containing 70 mol% benzene

and 30 mol% toluene is distilled under
differential conditions at 1 atm.

A total of one third of the moles in

the feed is vaporized. Assuming  = 2.5,
calculate the concentration of the
residue per unit mole of feed.
SOLUTION
V=1/3L1
condenser

1 atm D
L1=1mole
x1=0.7 L2, x2
=2.5

still pot

x2 = ?
 At constant , use the following
form of Rayleigh equation:

 L2  1  x2 1  x1    1  x1 
ln   ln    ln 
 

 L1    1  x1 1  x2    1  x2 
Substituti ng the following values :
2
L2    L1 
3
  2.5
x1  0.7
2 
   L1  
  3  1  x 2 1  0.7    1 - 0.7 
ln  ln    ln 
 L1  2.5  1  0.71  x2    1- x 2 
 
 
by trial, x2  0.6326