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m1 = 1000 kg/h

Cu + H2SO4 + 0.5 O2 + 4 H2O  CuSO4.5H2O

Cu = 63.5 kg/kmol

H2SO4 = 98 kg/kmol

0.5 O2 = 16 kg/kmol

4 H2O = 72 kg/kmol

CuSO4.5H2O = 159.6 kg/kmol

mH2SO4 = 1000*98/63.5 = 1543.3 kg/h

mO2 = 1000*16/63.5 = 251.97 kg/h

mH2O = 1000*72/63.5 = 1133.86 kg/h

mCuSO4.5H2O = 1000*159.6/63.5 = 2531.39 kg/h

m2 = mH2So4/0.2 = 1543.3/0.2 = 7716.5 kg/h

mH2O, available = 0.8 m2 = 0.8 * 7716.5 = 6173.2 kg/h

mH2O, excess = 6173.2 – 1133.86 = 5039.34 kg/h


Since air contains 0.23 wt% of oxygen then,

m3 = mO2 /0.23 = 251.97/0.23 = 1095.52 kg/h

mvent = mN2 = 0.77 m3 = 0.77*1095.52 = 843.55 kg/h

Assuming overall process yield of 95%, 3% and 2% of produced Copper Sulphate are being lost with
impurities and slimes respectively

m12 = 0.95 mCuSO4.5H2O = 0.95*2531.39 = 2404.82 kg/h

m5 = 0.02 mCuSO4.5H2O = 0.02 (2513.39) = 50.27 kg/h

m6 = 0.03 mCuSO4.5H2O = 0.03 (2513.39) = 75.4 kg/h

Assuming that filtered product would have 10 wt% moisture

m10 = m12/0.9 = 2404.82 / 0.9 = 2672 kg/h

m11 = 0.1 m10 = 0.1 * 2672 = 267.2 kg/h

Overall material balance on water shows,

0.8 m2 = m9 + m11 + mH2O (consumed in reaction)

0.8 * 7716.5 = m9 + 267.2 + 1133.86

m9 = 4772.14 kg/h

Assuming that liquor has 5 wt% of Copper Sulphate and the filter input contains 50 wt% water, Material
balance on the filter shows,

0.95 m13 + 0.1(2672) = 0.5 m8 eq.1

0.05 m13 + 0.9(2672) = 0.5 m8 eq.2

From eq.1 and eq.2 we obtain,

m13 = 2375.11 kg/h

m8 = 5047.11 kg/h

m14 = m13 = 2375.11 kg/h

m7 = m8 + m9 = 5047.11 + 4772.14 = 9819.25 kg/h

Material balance on settling tank shows,

mCopper Sulphate (in m4) = m6 + m5 + 0.95 m8 = 75.4 + 50.27 + 0.95 (5047.11) = 4920.42 kg/h

mH2O (in m4) = mH2O (in m7) = m9 + 0.5 m8 = 4772.14 + 0.5 (5047.11) = 7295.7 kg/h

m4 = 4920.42 + 7295.7 = 12216.12 kg/h


STREAM CU H2O H2SO4 O2 N2 CUSO4.5H2O TOTAL
1 1000 0 0 0 0 0 1000
2 0 6173.2 1543.3 0 0 0 7716.5
3 0 0 0 251.97 843.55 0 1095.52
4 0 7295.7 0 0 0 4920.42 12216.12
5 0 0 0 0 0 50.27 50.27
6 0 0 0 0 0 75.4 75.4
7 0 7295.7 0 0 0 2523.56 9819.25
8 0 2523.56 0 0 0 2523.56 5047.11
9 0 4772.14 0 0 0 0 4772.14
10 0 267.2 0 0 0 2404.8 2672
11 0 267.2 0 0 0 0 267.2
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2404.82
13 0 2256.35 0 0 0 118.76 2375.11
14 0 2256.35 0 0 0 118.76 2375.11
VENT 0 0 0 0 843.55 0 843.55

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