Separation Technology,
P. Valeh-e-Sheyda; Sh. Sarlak
Abstract
The increased demand of the world for energy and its reliance on fossil fuels ultimately contribute to the surge in the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. To achieve a green, efficient carbon capture, a novel multi-component amine-amino acid solvent including methyldiethanolamine (MDEA), diisopropanolamine ...
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The increased demand of the world for energy and its reliance on fossil fuels ultimately contribute to the surge in the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. To achieve a green, efficient carbon capture, a novel multi-component amine-amino acid solvent including methyldiethanolamine (MDEA), diisopropanolamine (DIPA), and Arginine (ARG) was designated for the CO2 absorption in a T-microreactor. The potential absorption of the aqueous solutions of the desired mixed amines has been assessed through the CO2 absorption percentage (AP) and the total volumetric gas-phase mass transfer coefficient (TGMTC) over a wide range of the gas flow rates (60-240 mL/min), solvent flow rates (2-6 mL/min), under the three mixing concentrations of MDEA: DIPA: ARG (28:8:4), (28:6:6), and (28:4:8)) wt%. The research findings demonstrate an increment of 31% in the absorption percentage of CO2 by reducing DIPA to 4 wt% and raising the concentration of arginine to 8 wt% in the ternary amine solutions. Additionally, the highest mass transfer coefficient of 38.06 (kmol/m3.h.kPa) was achieved utilizing the aqueous solution of MDEA+DIPA+ARG (28+4+8) wt%.
Separation Technology,
M. Abdollahi; A.R. Sadri; Sh. Fatemi; M. Fakhroleslam
Abstract
Vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) for CO2 capture has been a focus of significant research efforts aimed at developing innovative CO2 adsorbent materials. In this study, three adsorbents (MAF-66, AC, and CMS) were utilized for capturing CO2 from flue gas through the VSA process, and their performances were ...
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Vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) for CO2 capture has been a focus of significant research efforts aimed at developing innovative CO2 adsorbent materials. In this study, three adsorbents (MAF-66, AC, and CMS) were utilized for capturing CO2 from flue gas through the VSA process, and their performances were compared. The adsorption equilibrium and kinetics data were gathered from recent literature. A four-step VSA cycle was employed to assess the adsorbents' performance for CO2 capture, with a molar feed composition of CO2:N2 at 15:85%. Simulations of two-colums VSA lab-scales with different adsorbents were conducted. The operating conditions such as total feed flowrate, feed composition, feed pressure, temperature, and vacuum pressure were kept constant, and the impact of the adsorbent mass on recovery and productivity was analyzed. The simulation results indicated that both recovery and productivity decreased with increasing adsorbent mass. Furthermore, the necessary amount of each adsorbent to achieve a purity of 99.5% was determined. The modeling outcomes suggested that the VSA process employing MAF-66, CMS, and AC adsorbents would require 1.25, 3.19, and 8.2 grams of the adsorbent, respectively, to achieve N2 purity of 99.5%. Taking into account parameters such as recovery, productivity, and energy consumption, MAF-66 emerged as the most effective adsorbent in this study.