Hi,
I'm currently having a few issues regarding the design of a distillation column. I'm trying to separate a binary mixture, however the lighter component has a fairly small mass flow compared to the heavier component. The lighter component only makes up 8% of the saturated liquid feed.
I tried drawing a McCabe-Thiele diagram, however with the xF line being so far to the left, I'm not able to carry out the procedure from how I'd originally been taught.
Can somebody explain whether separation can be carried out? Let me know if you require any more information
Cheers