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BY NETWORK 7 & 8
EXPERIMENT No #3
Example 1
a beam of length 6m is simply supported at its end carries two point load of
48kN and 40kN at distance of 1m and 3m respectively from the left support
end.find
b.maximum deflection
Example 2
2. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The experiment Solid-liquid extraction was carried out in a way, where potassium hydrogen
carbonate (KHCO3) was extracted from aluminum oxide (Al 2O3) by using the continuous
overflow extraction through a fixed solid bed method. Distilled water was used as the solvent to
extract the potassium hydrogen carbonate. Calibration was done in order to determine the solute
composition. Density and solute composition of affluent and reboiler were measured at different
time intervals in order to study the effect of time on solute composition. In the end the total
amount of solvent extracted was calculated and the effect of different components like
temperature and solvent flow rate on the overall extraction were studied.
3. OBJECTIVES
3.1 General Objectives
To separate Potassium hydrogen carbonate (KHCO3) using distilled water was extracted
from aluminum oxide (Al2O3) or Potassium hydrogen carbonate solid mixture using solid
liquid extraction.
4. THEORY
Solid-liquid extraction (Leaching) is the dissolving of one or more constituents of a solid mixture
by contact with liquid solvent.
Selectivity
Solubility
Chemical reaction properties
Boiling properties
Electronic balance
Beaker
Dropper/Bottle for water
Container/bowel
Chemicals
7. PROCEDURE
First, some gram weight of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) was weighed. Secondly, some gram of
potassium hydrogen carbonate (KHCO3) was weighed. After weighed these two compounds
were mixed in the material feeder. Thirdly, the mixtures were mixed with some liter of distilled
water or some liter of distilled water was added to the mixtures. Fourthly, left the solution for
around 24 hour. After 24 hours thermal heat was given to the solutions and the result were
recorded for respectively two minute differences with constant temperature or varying
temperature (T1,T2) and Constant flow rates or varying flow rate (C 1, C2). Finally, the excess
residual solution was shaken off. The aluminum oxide (Al2O3)/Potassium hydrogen carbonate
solid mixture (Extract material) prepared can be dried in the ambient air (for example on backing
tray) or in an oven if required.
Residue: small amount of Potassium hydrogen carbonate (KHCO3), Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and
water (H2O)
To conclude, potassium hydrogen carbonate was extracted by water solvent from aluminum
oxide. The experiment was very helpful and we learned about two units, the
extraction unit. The amount of extracted solid can be increased by using high
selectivity solvent if it is available. Adding agitator to the extraction unit may
increase the solubility of potassium hydrogen carbonate in the solvent. Using
more accurate balance may decrease the results error.
Finally, as the temperature of the solvent increase, the extraction efficiency also increases and as
time increase the extraction efficiency also increase until steady state operation is reached and
the particle size decreases, the surface area increases then extraction efficiency also increases.
As the concentration of the solvent increases, the extraction efficiency also increases. As the
number of stage increases, the extraction efficiency proportionally increases.
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