A separator accepts waste oil at 70% oil and 30% water by weight. The top product stream is pure oil while the bottom underflow contains 10% oil. If a flow of 20 gal/min is fed to the tank, how much oil is recovered?

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  1. A separator accepts waste oil at 70% oil and 30% water by weight. The top product stream is pure oil while the bottom underflow contains 10% oil. If a flow of 20 gal/min is fed to the tank, how much oil is recovered?
  2. Two methanol-water mixtures are contained in a separate flask. The first mixture contains 40% w methanol and the second contains 70% w. If 200 g of the first mixture is combined with 150 g of the second, what are the mass and composition of the product?
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