SEPARATION FACTOR DEFINITION o Separation Factor s/i(or Separation Power) E Defined as the ratio of the split ratio of component j to the split ratio of component k E Componentsjand k and are chosen so that the separation favorsjin the product stream and k in the byproduct stream sf! SR!/SR, or ISF;(-SF)/ SF /SFK/(I-SFW/ 94/99 Separation Operations: Introduction9/4/99 Separation Operations: Introduction 12 SEPARATION FACTOR DEFINITION u Separation Factor SFjk (or Separation Power) ð Defined as the ratio of the split ratio of component j to the split ratio of component k ð Components j and k and are chosen so that the separation favors j in the product stream and k in the byproduct stream SFjk = SRj / SRk or [ SFj / (1 - SFj )] SFjk = ¾¾¾¾¾¾¾ [SFk / (1 - SFk )]