How much steam is needed for atmospheric pressure distillation of methanol
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How much steam is required for the distillation of methanol from a 1-ton aqueous solution containing 10% methanol under atmospheric pressure? It is certainly not cost-effective on an industrial scale, but data is needed now. If the methanol distilled contains 30% water, will simple distillation be sufficient? And how much steam is required?
Please explain in detail; I’m a complete beginner in the field of chemistry!
Is there anyone to help? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Calculate how much heat is required to condense the overhead components under your conditions, using the overhead condenser. By multiplying this by the coefficient for heat loss, the required energy can be calculated simply.
It seems that methanol and water can be easily separated, as there is a large difference in their boiling points.