中空纤维膜接触器中N,N-二甲基乙醇胺吸收CO2的特性

N,N-二甲基乙醇胺（DMEA）是一种很有前途的吸收剂,具有较快的反应速率和较高的CO₂捕集能力。在本研究中,DMEA作为一种新型吸收剂被应用于中空纤维膜接触器,用于从CO₂/CH₄气体混合物中分离CO₂。通过建立二维稳态数学模型,模拟了MEA、DEA、MDEA和DMEA四种吸收剂在不同操作条件下对CO₂吸收性能的影响。结果表明,脱碳性能大小为MEA>DMEA>DEA>MDEA;气相参数对脱碳率的影响比液相参数更显著;提高气体流速和CO₂浓度,脱碳率均会下降;提高液速和吸收剂浓度,脱碳率均增大,适当提高吸收剂流速和吸收剂浓度可以提高CO₂去除效率。此外,CO₂吸收通量将随着气体速度的增加而增加,随着液相中CO₂负荷的增加而减少。最后,通过两种影响因素共同作用确定了膜接触器分离酸性气体的最佳操作条件。因此,膜吸收法在天然气脱碳方面有良好的潜力。     

离子液体-水复配吸收剂捕获CO2性能

基于绿色合成方法制备出亲水性离子液体(ILs)[NH₂-C₃mim][Br],从有效降低CO₂吸收-解吸操作成本出发,采用ILs-H₂O复配吸收剂,开展了常温加压CO₂吸收及吸收剂常温减压解吸再生实验。结果表明,比CO₂吸收量(基于复配吸收剂或离子液体组分)随复配吸收剂中ILs组分浓度而变;吸收初期,CO₂吸收速率随吸收剂配比变化显著;以CO₂高吸收率和吸收剂低成本为目标,优选出新型水基复配吸收剂(离子液体与水质量比为1.38:1)。分别以水基离子溶液、改良热钾碱液和活化复配醇胺液为吸收剂,在自行搭建的超重力场强化吸收-连续逆流接触(加热或减压)解吸再生台架实验装置上进行了CO₂捕获与吸收剂再生连续化实验。结果表明,在超重力场作用下,改良热钾碱液和活化复配醇胺液对CO₂有较好的捕获,吸收率分别在98%、96%和90%以上,3种吸收剂经加热或减压解吸再生后均可循环回用,水基离子溶液吸收剂在常温减压下解吸更具有实际可操作性。     

旋流气液两相强化吸收CO2的传质性能

为强化二氧化碳的吸收过程,采用一类旋流逆向气液多级接触的方式,以NaOH溶液为吸收剂,研究其与大跨度浓度CO₂(2.5%～15%)接触反应的传质性能。分别探讨了吸收剂浓度、吸收剂流量、烟气CO₂浓度、烟气流量及反应温度对气相总体积传质系数(K_ga)的定量影响。结果表明,在实验条件下,其K_ga可达(4.53×10^-5)～(9.22×10^-5)kmol·m^-3·s^-1·kPa^-1。与双级直流喷雾和单级旋流喷雾相比,旋流逆向气液多级接触能够有效强化大跨度浓度CO₂的吸收过程。K_ga随吸收剂浓度、流量和反应温度的增加而增加,随CO₂浓度增加呈现先增加后减小(CO₂浓度大于5%)的非线性关系,随气体流量增加先增加后趋于稳定。     

pH法监测MEA溶液吸收CO2反应进程

乙醇胺(MEA)溶液对CO₂等酸性气体具有良好的吸收效果,在气体分离与净化等领域有较好的应用前景。通过酸度计对MEA水溶液吸收CO₂过程中pH的变化进行实时监测,综合考虑了溶液浓度、原料气流量、温度对反应速率的影响,引入描述吸收性能的比催化活性概念。实验结果表明:随着溶液浓度增加,pH下降速率不断降低,饱和时间逐渐延长,饱和状态的pH不断提高;随着CO₂进气流量的增加,溶液pH下降速率逐渐提高并最终保持不变,溶液饱和时间逐渐缩短,饱和状态的pH随着流量的增加先降低后升高,在70 ml·min^-1进气流量下pH达到最低;随着溶液温度升高,pH下降速率先增加最终趋于稳定,饱和时间逐渐缩短最终趋于一致。该法操作简单,监测准确,并可以为CO₂吸收液的研发提供参考。     

微通道内MEA/MDEA混合溶液吸收CO2的传质特性

研究了T形微通道内N-甲基二乙醇胺（MDEA）和单乙醇胺（MEA）混合水溶液吸收CO₂的传质过程。考察了弹状流型下气液两相流量、MEA和MDEA浓度对液侧传质系数k_L和体积传质系数k_La的影响。液侧传质系数和体积传质系数均会随着MEA浓度的升高而升高。与MEA相比,MDEA浓度的提高对传质影响较小。传质系数会随着液体流量的增大而增大,但气体流量的变化对其影响较小。体积传质系数随液体流量的增大而增大,但随气体流量的增大先增大,之后趋于稳定。考虑到化学反应对传质的强化作用,引入了Hatta数,提出了一个新的体积传质系数预测式,预测效果良好。     

中空纤维膜接触器脱碳和传质性能的数值研究

中空纤维膜吸收烟气中CO₂是一种清洁、高效、最具潜力的脱碳技术方法之一。本文建立了一个二维的中空纤维膜接触器平行逆流吸收混合气中CO₂的非润湿模型。考虑轴向和径向扩散,模拟了EEA、EDA和PZ 3种吸收剂在不同操作条件下对CO₂的脱除效果和传质性能。结果表明：脱碳性能从大到小为PZ>EDA>EEA;气相参数对脱碳和传质的影响比液相参数更显著;提高气体流速、CO₂浓度和气温,脱碳率均会下降;提高液速、吸收剂浓度和液温,脱碳率均增大,而传质速率只有在提高气温时会下降,其他参数的升高均会使其增大;应采用适当的液相参数,防止操作参数过高带来的不利影响。     

离子液体膜材料分离二氧化碳的研究进展

离子液体由于具有不易挥发、结构可调、对CO₂有良好的吸收性能等特点而成为当前CO₂分离领域的研究热点,但因高黏度和高成本问题而限制了其工业化应用。将离子液体与气体分离膜材料结合,得到的新型分离膜材料兼具离子液体和膜的优势,成为当前离子液体研究领域的趋势之一。针对这一热点问题,综述了离子液体支撑液膜、聚离子液体膜和离子液体共混/杂化膜在CO₂分离方面的研究现状和进展,讨论了离子液体结构和含量对膜分离性能、稳定性等的影响。相关研究表明,离子液体共混/杂化膜具有较高的分离性能和稳定性,是一种很有应用前景的CO₂分离材料。提出该领域的重点发展方向,即开发新的功能化离子液体共混/杂化膜材料是解决高渗透通量与高稳定性之间矛盾、强化CO₂分离性能的有效途径,深入研究离子液体共混/杂化膜的形成机制、气体在膜中的渗透行为以及CO₂分离机理。     

三维菱形结构微通道内气液传质与强化

研究了具有三维交错菱形结构的微通道对离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐([Bmim][BF₄])水溶液吸收CO₂过程的传质增强作用。实验主要聚焦于弹状流和破碎弹状流。考察了弹状流型下气液流量、离子液体浓度对体积传质系数k_La、增强因子E、CO₂吸收率X及压力降ΔP的影响。结果表明,较之于直通道,三维菱形通道可以显著提高体积传质系数和CO₂吸收率,其增强因子可达2.1,压力降仅增加 0.9 kPa。提出了一个新的体积传质系数k_La预测式,预测效果良好。采用VOF法模拟了微通道内气液两相流动过程,获得了连续相的速度矢量场。三维菱形通道能诱导涡流,强化传质过程。     

环丁砜对乙醇胺溶液吸收和解吸CO2的影响

利用物理溶剂环丁砜替代部分水,采用气液搅拌实验装置和真实热流量热法测定了环丁砜对乙醇胺（MEA）溶液吸收和解吸二氧化碳（CO₂）过程的影响,考察了CO₂循环负载、吸收速率、吸收热和解吸热等性质变化。研究表明：环丁砜对MEA溶液负载CO₂的吸收热影响较小,但对吸收速率、循环吸收容量和解吸过程影响较大。环丁砜可降低MEA溶液对CO₂的表观吸收速率,且随CO₂负载量的增大,降幅也逐渐变大。环丁砜有利于富液解吸过程,加快解吸速率,增大CO₂解吸程度,同时单位热流负荷、单位冷流负荷和单位能耗均有不同程度的降低。在燃煤电厂烟气条件下,20% MEA+20% sulfolane体系相对20% MEA体系,其表观吸收速率平均降低约10%,CO₂循环吸收容量增加24%,单位CO₂解吸能耗降低18%。     

基于pH测量的CO2吸收到钠基溶液动态实验及模型

采用基于pH测量的CO₂吸收速率研究方法。将pH与溶液中的成分相关联,采用分段拟合获得CO₂吸收速率,获得溶液成分对吸收速率的影响规律。对于低浓度的NaOH来说,吸收速率一直保持不变直到CO₂物理吸收到NaHCO₃溶液中。对于高浓度的NaOH,NaOH完全转化成Na₂CO₃时,吸收速率降低。但在两个吸收阶段中,吸收速率不变,CO₂物理吸收到NaHCO₃中时,吸收速率随CO₂饱和度的增加而降低。对CO₂吸收到NaOH中,CO₂和钠离子浓度都促进吸收,钠离子浓度影响更大;对于CO₂吸收到Na₂CO₃中,当Na₂CO₃浓度大于0.05mol/L,吸收速率不随浓度增加;对于CO₂吸收到NaHCO₃中,低浓度的钠可以促进CO₂吸收,而高浓度的钠抑制CO₂吸收,这主要由于析盐的作用。为避免CO₂大量吸收,优先选择0.5mol/L以上浓度的NaHCO₃。     

Hydrodynamics and mass transfer of gas–liquid flow in a falling film microreactor

In this article, flow pattern of liquid film and flooding phenomena of a falling film microreactor (FFMR) were investigated using high‐speed CCD camera. Three flow regimes were identified as “corner rivulet flow,” “falling film flow with dry patches,” and “complete falling film flow” when liquid flow rate increased gradually. Besides liquid film flow in microchannels, a flooding presented as the flow of liquid along the side wall of gas chamber in FFMR was found at high liquid flow rate. Moreover, the flooding could be initiated at lower flow rate with the reduction of the depth of the gas chamber. CO₂ absorption was then investigated under the complete falling flow regime in FFMR, where the effects of liquid viscosity and surface tension on mass transfer were demonstrated. The experimental results indicate that k_L is in the range of 5.83 to 13.4 × 10^?5 m s^?1 and an empirical correlation was proposed to predict k_L in FFMR. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2009     

Supported ionic liquid sorbents for CO2 capture from simulated flue-gas

Supported ionic liquid (IL) sorbents for CO₂ capture were prepared by impregnating tetramethylammonium glycinate ([N₁₁₁₁] [Gly]) into four types of porous materials in this study. The CO₂ adsorption behavior was investigated in a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). Among them, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-[N₁₁₁₁] [Gly] exhibits the best CO₂ adsorption properties in terms of adsorption capacity and rate. The CO₂ adsorption capacity reaches up to 2.14 mmol·g^-1 sorbent at 35℃. The fast CO₂ adsorption rate of PMMA-[N₁₁₁₁] [Gly] allows 60 min of adsorption equilibrium time at 35℃ and much shorter time of 4 min is achieved at 75℃. Further, Avrami's fractional-order kinetic model was used and fitted well with the experiment data, which shows good consistency between experimental results and theoretical model. In addition, PMMA-[N₁₁₁₁] [Gly] remained excellent durability in the continuous adsorption-desorption cycling test. Therefore, this stable PMMA-[N₁₁₁₁] [Gly] sorbent has great potential to be used for fast CO₂ adsorption from flue-gas.     

微通道内醇胺/离子液体复配水溶液吸收CO2的传质特性

研究了微通道内醇胺[单乙醇胺(MEA)和甲基二乙醇胺(MDEA)]与离子液体[1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸([Bmim][BF₄])和1-羟乙基-3-甲基咪唑甘氨酸([C₂OHmim][GLY])]复配水溶液吸收CO₂的传质特性。考察了醇胺/离子液体浓度比(c_AA∶c_IL)对液相体积传质系数(k_La)的影响,发现k_La随反应速率的增大而增大。为进一步阐释复配水溶液吸收CO₂的传质机理,分析了比表面积、扩散速率、增强因子和液弹循环对传质速率的影响。结果表明,四种复配溶液中,反应速率和循环频率(f_cir)分别在低流率和高流率下对传质速率起主导作用。k_La可表示为f_cir的函数,低气相流率下k_La与f_cir呈线性关系,斜率与反应速率成正相关,高气相流率下,液弹循环因膜弹传递困难而对整体传质速率的影响减弱,k_La与f_cir呈指数关系,幂律指数小于1。     

微通道内单乙醇胺水溶液吸收CO2/N2混合气的传质特性

采用高速摄像仪对400 μm×400 μm T形微通道内单乙醇胺（MEA）水溶液吸收混合气中CO₂过程的气液两相流及传质特性进行了实验研究,微通道内的压力降采用压力传感器进行测量。考察了弹状流型下气液两相流量及MEA浓度对压力降、比表面积和传质性能的影响。结果表明,当MEA浓度不变,气液两相流量增大时,压力降、比表面积、传质系数、体积传质系数和增强因子均增大,并逐渐趋于恒定。当气液流量不变,MEA浓度增大时,压力降、传质系数、体积传质系数和增强因子增大,但比表面积减小。实验条件下,压力降范围为2.00~5.23 kPa,化学吸收过程的传质系数范围为7.74×10^-4~2.97×10^-3 m·s^-1。对于伴有快速化学反应的传质过程,以Sherwood数、Reynolds数、Schmidt数及增强因子为变量建立了体积传质系数的预测关联式,平均偏差为5.09%,具有良好的预测性能。     

波纹板填料表面液体降膜流动的特性分析

基于降膜流动实验台,结合计算流体力学方法(Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD)研究了波纹板表面液体的平均液膜厚度和有效润湿面积等定量信息,并通过三维模拟进一步分析了喷淋密度和波纹倾斜角度β对降膜流动特性的影响。结果表明,液体在波纹板表面的流动并非均匀,分为沟流和溪流两种形式;当喷淋密度较小时,液体在波谷内形成沟流,当喷淋密度达到400 m3/(m2?h),液体跨越相邻波纹进行溪流流动;两种形式波纹板整体的润湿性能均较差,且液膜厚度分布不均;波纹倾斜角度对降膜流动特性影响较大,90°时更有利于提高有效润湿面积。     

CFD Simulation of Liquid Film Flow on Inclined Plates

A two‐phase flow CFD model using the volume of fluid (VOF) method is presented for predicting the hydrodynamics of falling film flow on inclined plates, corresponding to the surface texture of structured packing. Using the proposed CFD model the influence of the solid surface microstructure, liquid properties and gas flow rate on the flow behavior was investigated. From the simulated results it was shown that under the condition of no gas flow the liquid flow patterns are dependent on the microstructure of the plates, and proper microstructuring of the solid surface will improve the formation of a continuous liquid film. It was also found that liquid properties, especially surface tension, play an important role in determining the thin‐film pattern. However, there are very different liquid film patterns under the action of gas flow. Thinner liquid films break easily, but thicker liquid films can remain continuous even at higher gas flow rates, which demonstrates that all factors affecting the liquid film thickness will affect the liquid film patterns under conditions of counter‐current two‐phase flow.     

并流降膜塔液相传质系数实验研究

水吸收含１０％ＣＯ２的混合气为体系，测定了并流降膜塔中液相传质系数与气液相流量的关系。液相传质系数与液相流量基本呈线性关系。在较低气相流量情况下，液相传质系数ｋＬ随气相流量的增加而增大，但当气相流量超过某一定值时，随着气相流量的增加反而减小。     

Experimental study of the mass transfer behavior of carbon dioxide absorption into ternary phase change solution in a packed tower

Phase change absorbents for CO₂ are of great interest because they are expected to greatly reduce the heat energy consumption during the regeneration process. Compared with other phase change absorbents, monoethanolamine (MEA)-sulfolane-water is inexpensive and has a fast absorption rate. It is one of the most promising solvents for large-scale industrial applications. Therefore, this study investigates the mass transfer performance of this phase change system in the process of CO₂ absorption in a packed tower. By comparing the phase change absorbent and the ordinary absorbent, it is concluded that the use of MEA/sulfolane phase change absorbent has significantly improved mass transfer efficiency compared to a single MEA absorbent at the same concentration. In the 4 mol·L^-1 MEA/5 mol·L^-1 sulfolane system, the CO₂ loading of the upper liquid phase after phase separation is almost zero, while the volume of the lower liquid phase sent to the desorption operation is about half of the total volume of the absorbent, which greatly reduces the energy consumption. This study also investigates the influence of operating parameters such as lean CO₂ loading, gas and liquid flow rates, CO₂ partial pressure, and temperature on the volumetric mass transfer coefficient (K_Ga_V). The research shows that K_Ga_V increases with increasing liquid flow rate and decreases with the increase of lean CO₂ loading and CO₂ partial pressure, while the inert gas flow rate and temperature have little effect on K_Ga_V. In addition, based on the principle of phase change absorption, a predictive equation for the K_Ga_V of MEA-sulfolane in the packed tower was established. The K_Ga_V obtained from the experiment is consistent with the model prediction, and the absolute average deviation (AAD) is 7.8%.     

Surface flow and drainage films created by horizontal impinging liquid jets

The surface wetting behaviour of spray ball jets was investigated by considering the simple case of a single horizontal, coherent jet of liquid impinging normally on a vertical surface. The liquid flows radially outwards from the point of impingement until a feature resembling a hydraulic jump is formed. The liquid subsequently drains downwards to give a uniform falling film, here labelled gravity flow, or a thin strand labelled rivulet flow. A simple model of the radial flow region based on momentum balances gave excellent agreement with measurements of flow region radius and falling film width data reported previously by Morison and Thorpe (2002) for various aqueous solutions and surfaces under typical industrial flow rates. The model also gave good predictions of flow region dimensions in new, unreported bench scale tests performed with water on glass and Perspex at lower flow rates. The latter studies involved wetting rates lower than the stability criterion reported by Hartley and Murgatroyd (1964). A transition between gravity and rivulet flow was observed with water on glass between 40 °C and 60 °C: only rivulet flow was observed with water on Perspex, indicating the importance of contact angle in this region. The model is reported in dimensionless form, which allows the wetted width to be predicted directly from the mass flow rate.