Vedraj Awate

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Can any one explain the sharp difference between absorption and scrubbing ?

For acid gas sweetening do we actually scrub the gases in amines or we absorb them? Are absorption and scrubbing synonyms? Can we scrub something apart from gases?

03 March 2017 6,613 4 View

How to remove bound residual solvents and moisture from a filtration cake which is very lumpy in nature?

We have cake with 45% LOD. We are drying it under vacuum first in VTD and then in RCVD. Still we are not able to reduce Total residual solvent below 1000PPM. One of the reasons is very sticky or...

21 February 2017 751 1 View

What will happen if a condenser is overdesigned?

What is the impact on heat duty of condenser or any heat ex-changer if it is over designed?

31 January 2017 454 3 View

How to calculate the Nitrogen flowrate knowing pressure in pipe line and pipe diameter?

How can I calculate the N2 flow rate knowing pressure in pipe and diameter of Pipe? There is 5KL tank of N2 having 4 kg/cm2 pressure. This tank has 1" pipe through which N2 is supplied to plant....

24 October 2016 4,242 6 View

What is the % recovery of IPA by normal distillation if I have a mixture of 50% IPA & 50% water ?

What is the % recovery of IPA by normal distillation if I have a mixture of 50% IPA & 50% water?

14 July 2016 435 7 View

What is the Standard operating procedure (SOP) for condenser cleaning?

Can anyone suggest the SOP for condenser cleaning? Condenser is shell & tube. Water Vapors flow through tubes & cooling water through shell. Will the cleaning procedure change if cooling...

27 April 2016 5,846 2 View

Would MDC (dichloromethane) and IPA (Isopropyl alcohol) react with each other upon mixing?

If I mix MDC and IPA in 80:20 volume ratio, what will be the outcome of it? Will they react or just mix in each other? Can one tell me the exact balanced reaction if it is at all taking place.

16 March 2016 3,356 2 View

On which parameters does the Bulk density and particle size of a spray dryed material depend?

Is there any relation between type of nozzle used and particle size, its distribution, bulk density (BD) of the spray dried material? How does feeding pressure and hot air temperature affect the...

10 February 2016 6,569 4 View

How to convert steam pressure (Kg/cm2) into steam flowrate (kg/hr)?

I want to heat aqueous reaction mass in a jacketed vessel using steam. I know that steam is available at 1.5 Kg/cm2. I know jacket area and reactor diameters, length, etc.using which I have...

13 January 2016 9,442 9 View

How can I check composition of distillate, residue and side streams in continuous distillation column?

What analytical technique is used to get the composition of streams from continuous distillation column (especially in refineries)? Is it GC, any other chromatography or any other technique?

03 December 2015 1,339 5 View

How to calculate how much amount of vapor will be generated and what will be its P & T from one liter of a liquid which is at room temperature?

I have 1 Lit of liquid at room temperature. I want to sail it. I packed it in 5 lit container of HPDE (With proper primary and secondary packing) at normal conditions, but container broke due to...

25 November 2015 3,276 7 View

How to confirm the formation of an azeotrope?

How can I say the mixture of A and B is going to form an azeotrope?

01 September 2015 1,230 10 View