Example 3.1. One thousand (1,000) kilograms of a mixture of benzene (B) and toluene (T), containing 40% by mass of B is to be separated into t wo streams in a distillation column. The top output...

Extracted text: Example 3.1. One thousand (1,000) kilograms of a mixture of benzene (B) and toluene (T), containing 40% by mass of B is to be separated into t wo streams in a distillation column. The top output stream of the column contains 375 kg of B and the bottom output stream contains 515 kg of T. (a) Perform th e mass balance for B & T (b) Determine the composition of the top and bottom streams