Question

The feed of a distillation column is related to be a

(a) Binary mixture

(b) Urinary mixture

(c) Mixture of phases

(d) Tertiary Mixture

This question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

My question comes from Mccabe Thiele Diagram-Fundamentals in division Key Fractionation Concepts of Distillation Design

Answer 1

Correct choice is (d) Tertiary Mixture

Easy explanation: Mixture of phases i.e. two phase mixture is necessary for distillation, either it can be a multicomponent mixture as per required conditions.