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A gas stream with 2.01 mol % ammonia is to be scrubbed in a counter-current isothermal packed bed absorber using pure water to reduce its concentration to 0.01 mol %. Assume that dilute conditions apply, operating line is linear and the mass transfer coefficients are constant throughout the column. The liquid and the gas flows inside the absorber (in kmol mβˆ’2 hβˆ’1) are 1000 and 200, respectively. The equilibrium relationship is y = 0.9x, where y is the mole-fraction of ammonia in the gas phase and x is that in the liquid. Under these conditions, the height of overall gas transfer unit (HtOG) is 0.8 m and the number of overall gas transfer units (NtOG) is given by the integral NtOG = ∫y1y2 dy/(yβˆ’y*). Which one of the following is the minimum length of the packing (in m) necessary to achieve the desired scrubbing?
A
4.2
B
5.0
C
6.2
D
7.7

Correct : b

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