2026Mass TransferAdsorption and Ion ExchangehardMCQ2 Marks
A volatile organic compound (VOC) is to be adsorbed from air onto a bed of activated carbon. The equilibrium capacity of activated carbon at the feed conditions is 0.4 grams VOC per gram of activated carbon0.4 \text{ grams VOC per gram of activated carbon}. The column contains 4 grams of activated carbon per cm24 \text{ grams of activated carbon per cm}^2 of cross-section. The feed rate into the adsorber column is 0.2 grams VOC cm2 h10.2 \text{ grams VOC cm}^{-2} \text{ h}^{-1}. Breakthrough time is defined as the time at which the concentration at the exit of the bed (cc) reaches a value of 0.05c00.05c_0, where c0c_0 is the concentration of VOC in the feed. The breakthrough time for the bed is 2.1 h2.1 \text{ h}. The area under the cc0\frac{c}{c_0} curve between the initial and breakthrough times is 0.1 h0.1 \text{ h}. Which one of the following is the fraction of unused bed at breakthrough?
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