All Answers (3) 1  Dear Sam Fenwick, The reflux ratio is indeed a sensitive operating variable and affects a daily profit. The optimal reflux ratio is closely related to the feed mole fraction, feed quality, relative volatility, and a separation factor which itself was a function of overhead and bottoms composition.
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