TRY THIS SIMPLE
QUIZ ABOUT
THE RDC COLUMN 1. R.D.C. stands
for
a) Rapid Dispersion Column b) Recycle Displacement Column c) Rotating Disc Contactor
2. RDC Columns
are
made by
a) 6 different manufacturers b) by one manufacturer c) by 10 manufacturers
3. The RDC column has been used for a) Separation of Hafnium from Zirconium b) Caustic extraction of acids from organics c) Caffein and vanillin extraction
4. The RDC column
he used for
can
a) liquid-liquid extraction ] b) liquid-solid extraction c) liquid-slurry extraction
.
5. The RDC column
has which
advantages Qa) High volumetric efficiency b) No interstage coalescing c) Low power requirements
(
of these
external settling
or
Answers 1.
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(C) Rotating Disc Contactor. I
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(B) RDC columns are made for the process industries exclusively by General American, and on a non-exclusive basis for the petroleum industry. 2.
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(A), (B) and (C). For General American. 3.
a
complete list of typical systems in service, contact
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(A), (B) and (C) again. The RDC column is one of the most versatile tools available for extraction processing.
4.
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5. (We
J
did it again—all three are correct).
i__________________________________________i If you'd like more information on the RDC column and the many advantages it offers, send for Bulletin T-l 159. You’ll find it pays to plan with General American. Process Equipment Division—Turbo-Mixers
GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 135 South LaSalle Street Offices in principal cities
Circle No.
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Chicago 3, Illinois
29 on Readers' Service Card
VOL
53, NO. 7
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JULY 1961
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