OM SAKTHI

ADHIPARASAKTHI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CH 6603 - MASS TRANSFER -II
III YEAR VI SEM (CHEMICAL)

QUESTION BANK
UNIT-I : ABSORPTION
PART-A

1. Define NTU and HTU.

2. Define Absorption factor and give its significance.
3. Name four packing materials used in absorbers.
4. Define Absorption and give examples.
5. What is stripping factor and give its importance.
6. What is the economical range of absorption factor?
7. Define HETP.
8. What are the properties to be considered while selecting a solvent for absorption?
9. What is Henry’s equation and Henry’s law?
10. What is Raoult’s law?
11. Define an ideal or theoretical tray.
12. Explain the effect of solvent viscosity on gas absorption.
13. Write down the Kresmer equation and give its significance.
14. Draw the sketch for co-current absorption column and when it is possible?
15. Write few industrial applications of absorption.
16. Draw a neat sketch of packed Absorption tower.

PART-B

1. Derive the relevant equations used for the determination of height of an absorption column from basic
principles.
2. Explain briefly about choice of solvent in absorption operation?
3. Derive Kresmer equation to find number of stages required for dilute gas and liquids
4. Derive the formula which shows that the overall mass transfer coefficient is equal to
sum of the individual mass transfer coefficient and give their units.
5. Explain in detail about comparison between packed towers and plate tower by considering the various
factors.
6. An air- benzene mixture containing 5% benzene enters into the absorption tower where it is counter
currently contacted with hydrocarbon oil. Take GS = 600 Kmoles/ hr. Solubility follows Raoult’s law. The
system is maintained at 26.7ºC and 1atm pressure. Average molecular weight of oil is 200.Vapor pressure
at 26.7ºC is 103 mm of Hg . Find (i) LS min to recover 90% of entering benzene.
(ii) Number of theoretical stages if 1.5 times the minimum liquid rate is used.
7. A mixture containing 10% (mole) solute and rest inert is fed to a packed tower in which 90% of solute
is absorbed. Solute free water used for absorption contains 5% by mole of solute when it leaves the tower
at bottom. If the equilibrium relationship is Ye = 0.05X and Hy = 0.5m, H X = 0.4m.What is the height of
the packed section?
UNIT-II : DISTILLATION

PART- A
1. Define Distillation.
2.Define Relative Volatility.
3.What is flash vaporization.
4.State Rayleigh’s equation.
5.Define total reflux.
6.Define minimum reflux ratio.
7.What is optimum reflux ratio.
8.What is partial condenser.
9.What do you mean by constant molal overflow.
10.Give the use of open steam.
11.What is ‘q’ in feed conditions.
12.Give various operating conditions of feed.
13.Explain about differential condensation.
14.Define overall Efficiency.
15. Define Murphree Efficiency.
16. Define local Efficiency.

PART - B

1. Derive an expression to determine the minimum number of plates at total reflux condition for the
distillation of a binary mixture.
2.Explain the following processes.
i) Steam Distillation.
ii) Extractive Distillation.
3.i) Discuss the various methods of obtaining equilibrium data.
ii) Discuss the types of T-X-Y diagrams for a binary mixture.
4.Describe the design procedures for bubble cap columns.
5.i) Discuss the principles of multicomponent distillation.
ii) Discuss Ponchon-Savarit method of design of distillation column. What are its merits and demerits?
6.A Continuous fractionation column is to be designed to separate mixture containing 15.67 %CS2 and
bottom product of 97.3% CCl4( all in weight %) . Reflux ratio is twice the minimum used.
Using the data find the number of plates required. The feed enters at 290 K. The heat capacity of feed is
1.7 KJ/ KgK and the boiling point is 336K. The average latent heat of CS2 and CCl4 is 25900KJ/KmolK.
The VLE data are

X(%) 0 2.96 6.15 11.06 14.35 25.93 53.2 66.3 86.4 1.0
Y(%) 0 8.23 15.55 26.6 33.2 49.5 74.7 82.9 93.2 1.0

UNIT-III: ( LIQUID -LIQUID EXTRACTION)

PART- A
1.What is meant by Extraction and give schematic representation?
2.Define selectivity.
3.State the applications of liquid extraction.
4. Write the properties of good solvent.
5. Define Extract and Raffinate .
6.Define double solvent with example.
7. Define Plait point.
8.What are the factors to be selected while choosing a solvent for extraction.
9.What is solutrophic system.
10.Write about distribution coefficient.
11.What is Equilateral-triangular co-ordinates.
12.Give details about multicomponent systems.
13.Define stage efficiency.
14.Sketch the multi stage cross current extraction.
15.Give some application of Extraction Process.

PART- B
1.Explain how the number of stages can be determined for immiscible solvents in cross current
Extraction.
2.a)What are the various factors to be considered for selection of a solvent in Extraction.
b) Describe any 3 types of liquid- liquid Extractors with sketches.
3.Nicotine in water solution containing 1% Nicotine is to be extracted with kerosene at 20ºC H2O and
kerosene are essentially insoluble.
i) Determine the percentage Extraction of Nicotine if 100 Kg of feed solution is extracted once with 150
Kg of solvent.
ii) What is the percentage extraction of 3 cross current stages if 50 Kg is used every time?

X’ 0 0.001011 0.00246 0.00502 0.00998

Y’ 0 0.000807 0.001961 0..00456 0.00913
4.A solution containing 20 mass% of acetone-water is to be extracted using Monochlorobenzene
(MCB)containing 0.5% acetone by weight by counter current extraction process.MCB and water are
immiscible in the operation range. The equilibrium data is as follows,
Amt of acetone per 0.0258 0.0739 0.1696 0.267
Kg of H2O
Kg of acetone per 0.0288 0.0704 0.1560 0.237
Kg of MCB
i) Compute minimum solvent ratio to obtain a raffinate containing 1% acetone .
ii) What are the suitable extractors for this operation.
5.A counter current Extraction battery is used to extract sludge for the reaction
Na2CO3 + CaO +H2O ---------- CaCO3 + 2NaOH
The quantity of solution retained by the calcium carbonate sludge varies with
concentration as follows:
Solution 0.082 0.801 0.930 1.2 1.610
%NaOH 0 5 10 15 20
The products from the reaction chamber enters the first unit with no excess reactant but contains 6.5 Kg of
water per Kg of calcium carbonate .It is desired to produce a 10% solution of NaOH and 98% of NaOH is
to be recovered.Estimate i) The number of stages ii)required and wash water to be used per Kg of calcium
carbonate

UNIT-IV: SOLID-LIQUID EXTRACTION (LEACHING)

PART- A
1.Differentiate leaching and decoction.
2.Mention the applications of leaching operations.
3.Define Heap leaching.
4.Name two continuous equipments used for leaching of solids.
5.Differentiate Solid-liquid and liquid-liquid Extraction with example.
6.Define Elution.
7.Differentiate Elutriation and Decoction.
8.Explain the process of chemisorption.
9.What are the factors which affect a leaching operation.
10.What are the principles of leaching.
11.What is the factor on which the stage efficiency of leaching process depends?
12.Define stage efficiency in leaching operation.
13. What type of equipment is used for leaching flaky solids.

PART-B
1.Describe the Bollmann Extractor used in leaching operation.
2. Discuss about the Equipments used for leaching operation with neat diagrams.
3.Discuss the procedure to determine the number of stages in multistage counter current leaching
operations.

UNIT-V:ADSORPTION AND ION EXCHANGE

PART- A
1.What are the different adsorption Isotherms?
2. Define ‘s’ shape curve in adsorption?
3.Define chemical adsorption and explain it.
4.Explain the application of adsorbent-activated carbon.
5.What is elution curve?
6.Give Industrial application of ion -exchange process.
7.Differentiate physical adsorption from chemisorption.
8.Write the principle of Ion exchange and state few applications.
9.Write Freundlich Equation and where it is found useful?
10.Name few industrial adsorbents.
11.Explain Freundlich isotherm and give its application.
1. Define Reverse Osmosis.
2. What is Electrdialysis.
3. What is thermal diffusion.
4. Define Sweep diffusion.
5. What are the different types of membrane separations.
6. Write notes on Gas Chromatography.
7. What are the applications of membrane separation techniques in Effluent treatment.
8. Define Zone refining
9. Name few Polymer membranes.
10. What do you mean by foam separation process.

PART-B
1.Explain the following
i) Ion exchange process and ion exchange resins
ii) Break through curve.
2.Explain i) Industrial adsorbents.
ii) Adsorption Isotherms.
3.Write brief notes on
i) Ion exchange treatment in water purification.
ii) Membrane separation for gaseous components separation.
4. Explain the principle of Chromatography? What are its major applications.
5.Explain the various types of equipments commercially used for adsorption with the help of neat sketch.
6. Explain the effect of temperature on chemisorption.
7.Explain about Adsorption Isotherm and adsorption hysterisis.

8.Explain a) Reverse osmosis

b)Electrdialysis.
9.Discuss
a) Thermal diffusion.
b) Zone refining.

10. Write notes on dialysis.