2000 kg/h of soybean meal containing 45% by weight edible oil is to be treated in a multiple stage counter current leaching equipment using 3000 kg/h of n-hexane containing 3% oil by weight. The insoluble solids retain 1 kg solution per kg of its weight in each stage, How many ideal stages are required if 90 % recovery of the oil is desired.
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