Chemical Engineering - Mass Transfer - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Mass Transfer - Section 5 (Q.No. 13)
13.
In a counter-current extractor, as the axial mixing increases, the extraction efficiency
increases
decreases
remains unchanged
depends on the pressure of the system
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Funsuk wangadu said:   2 years ago
When you are doing counter-current extraction, the liquid-liquid substance should be zero. If mixing is going on so you can't extract.

Lupes said:   2 years ago
The right answer is B.

This is because excessive mixing may cause some of the inert components to mix with the overflow.

Nilesh Parmar said:   3 years ago
Please explain the answer.

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