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An evaporator is used to remove acetone from acetic acid

Last updated: 6/28/2023

An evaporator is used to remove acetone from acetic acid

An evaporator is used to remove acetone from acetic acid 1500kg hr of mixture at unknown concentration runs through the evaporator yielding 500kg of vapour at 90 wt acetone If the evaporator has a 98 acetone removal efficiency find the concentrations of the influent and effluent streams