//clear// clear; clc; //Example 25.1 //Given ya = 0.002; T = 20+273; //[K] //Solution //(a) M = 86.17; //from Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 6th ed. Pprime = 120; //[mm Hg] fs = Pprime; //[mm Hg] rho_L = 0.615; //[g/cm^3], at normal boiling point(68.7 C) P = 760; //[mm Hg] p = ya*P; //[mm Hg] f = p; //[mm Hg] V = M/rho_L; //[cm^3/g mol] //Let A = T/V*log10(fs/f); //From Fig. 25.4, volume adsorbed V_ads = 31/100; //[cm^3 liquid/g carbon] W = V_ads*rho_L; //[g/g carbon] disp('g/g carbon',W,'The equilibrium capacity for the bed is') //(b) T = 40+273; //[K] Pprime = 276; //[mm Hg] fs = Pprime; //[mm Hg] A = T/V*log10(fs/f); //From Fig. 25.4, volume adsorbed V_ads = 27/100; //[cm^3 liquid/g carbon] W = V_ads*rho_L; //[g/g carbon] disp('g/g carbon',W,'The equilibrium capacity for the bed is')