Measurement and correlation of supercritical CO2 and ionic liquid systems for design of advanced unit operations

Ionic liquids combined with supercritical fluid technology hold great promise as working solvents for developing compact processes. Ionic liquids, which are organic molten salts, typically have extremely low volatility and high functionality, but possess high viscosities, surface tensions and low diffusion coefficients, which can limit their applicability. CO₂, on the other hand, especially in its supercritical state, is a green solvent that can be used advantageously when combined with the ionic liquid to provide viscosity and surface tension reduction and to promote mass transfer. The solubility of CO₂ in the ionic liquid is key to estimating the important physical properties that include partition coefficients, viscosities, densities, interfacial tensions, thermal conductivities and heat capacities needed in contactor design. In this work, we examine a subset of available high pressure pure component ionic liquid PVT data and high pressure CO₂-ionic liquid solubility data and report new correlations for CO₂-ionic liquid systems with equations of state that have some industrial applications including: (1) general, (2) fuel desulfurization, (3) CO₂ capture, and (4) chiral separation. New measurements of solubility data for the CO₂ and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium octyl sulfate, [bmim][OcSO₄] system are reported and correlated. In the correlation of the CO₂ ionic liquid phase behavior, the Peng-Robinson and the Sanchez-Lacombe equations of state were considered and are compared. It is shown that excellent correlation of CO₂ solubility can be obtained with either equation and they share some common characteristics regarding interaction parameters. In the Sanchez-Lacombe equation, parameters that are derived from the supercritical region were found to be important for obtaining good correlation of the CO₂-ionic liquid solubility data.     

ZIF-8/乙二醇体系分离捕集CO2溶解度的模拟计算

吸收-吸附耦合分离法在分离捕集CO₂方面表现出潜在的优势,应用Kurihara等提出的基于局部组成概念的混合规则与Patel-Teja状态方程相结合确定乙二醇与气体组分间的吸收平衡,由溶解度实验数据确定了混合规则中的二元交互作用参数;采用Langmuir等温吸附方程确定ZIF-8与气体组分间的吸附平衡,进而确定了ZIF-8表面乙二醇膜的选择渗透压与气体组分平衡逸度间的关联式。最后将热力学模型应用到了预测ZIF-8/乙二醇浆液分离捕集CO₂体系。     

Measurement and correlation of solid drugs solubility in supercritical systems

A dynamic experimental set-up was utilized to measure ibuprofen solubility in supercritical CO2 at the pressure range of 8-13 MPa and the temperatures of 308, 313 and 318 K. Mole fraction values varied from 0.015＆#215;10^-3 to 3.261＆#215;10^-3 and correlated by using seven different semi empirical equations of state （Bartle, Modi-fied Bartle, Mendez-Teja, Modified Mendez-Teja, Kumar-Johnson, Sung-shim and Gordillo） as well as seven cubic equations of state （van der Waals, Redlich-Kwong, Soave-Redlich-Kwong, Peng-Robinson, Stryjek-Vera, Patel-Teja-Valderana and Pazuki）. Single and twin-parametric van der Walls mixing rules （vdW1, vdW2） were ap-plied in order to estimate the supercritical solution properties. The physicochemical properties were also obtained using Joback, Lydersen and Ambrose methods. Absolute average relatives deviation （AARD） were calculated and compared for all the correlating systems. Results showed that among the cubic equations of state （EOSs） the Pazuki equation （AARD=19.85% using vdW1 and AARD=8.79% using vdW2） and SRK equation （AARD=19.20%using vdW1 and AARD=10.03%using vdW2） predicted the ibuprofen solubility in supercritical CO2 with the least error in comparison to the others. Among the semi-empirical EOSs the most desirable deviation （AARD〈10%） was obtained by using Modified Bartle and Modified Mendez-Teja equations in all the studied temperatures.     

胆碱类低共融溶剂在CO2捕集与分离中的应用

胆碱类低共融溶剂是一种新型的离子液体。它不仅具有传统离子液体的优点,还具有价格低廉、低毒、生物可降解等优势。对胆碱类低共融溶剂在CO₂捕集与分离中所涉及的物理性质,如气体的溶解度、CO₂的吸收-解吸、密度、稳定性、黏度和表面张力等进行考察,并分析了胆碱类低共融溶剂的结构对各物性的影响。通过与传统离子液体的对比,胆碱类低共融溶剂在CO₂捕集与分离中的应用具有一定的优势,如CO₂溶解度高,黏度低。然而,胆碱类低共融溶剂在气体的选择性分离、表面张力等的研究还不足,且热稳定性方面还存在瓶颈,因此,其在CO₂捕集和分离中的应用还有待进一步探讨。     

离子液体支撑液膜的CO2/CH4分离性能

由于离子液体对CO₂具有较好的溶解选择性,离子液体支撑液膜分离CO₂越来越受到关注。比较了含3种不同阴离子的常规离子液体([bmim][BF₄]、[bmim][PF₆]、[bmim][Tf₂N])作为支撑液膜的液膜相分离CO₂/CH₄的性能,考察了咪唑环上烷基链长对离子液体支撑液膜性能的影响。考虑向离子液体中引入胺基和羧基等亲CO₂基团,制备了1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑丙氨酸离子液体([bmim][β-Ala]),考察了 [bmim][β-Ala]支撑液膜分离CO₂/CH₄的性能,并对在CO₂渗透测试前后的支撑液膜进行了FT-IR分析,发现氨基酸离子液体中的-NH₂和CO₂的较强作用以及该离子液体的高黏性影响了CO₂的透过性,使[Bmim][β-Ala]支撑液膜的CO₂透过率低。     

二氧化碳在稠油中溶解度的测定与模型预测

选取华东地区某油田的稠油作为研究对象,采用静态高压相平衡装置,在温度363.15、368.15、373.15 K下,测定了压力2~22 MPa 范围内CO₂-稠油体系的气液两相的平衡组成。将稠油看作假一元组分,通过基团贡献法估算了稠油的临界参数,分别采用P-R 方程和改进的P-T 方程拟合关联所测得的实验数据,得到了CO₂-稠油体系的二元作用参数,最后计算了CO₂-稠油体系的相平衡数据,结果表明改进的P-T 方程的拟合结果要明显优于P-R 方程,更适用于高温高压下CO₂-稠油体系溶解度的数据预测。     

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。     

超临界CO2压裂液增黏剂的长管实验评价及增黏机制探讨

针对超临界CO₂压裂中CO₂黏度低、携砂困难等问题,开展6种超临界CO₂压裂液增黏剂的性能研究。分析增黏剂聚乙酸乙烯酯、聚苯乙烯、氟化丙烯酸酯、聚甲基倍半硅氧烷、聚甲基倍半硅氧烷-乙酸乙烯酯以及氟化丙烯酸酯-苯乙烯的分子结构,测试其增黏效果及热稳定性,评价温度、压力、增黏剂注入量对超临界CO₂压裂液黏度的影响,测试不同管径中压裂液的阻力系数,并探讨超临界CO₂增黏的机制。实验结果表明,在温度为50℃、压力为12MPa、注入增黏剂质量分数为3%时,氟化丙烯酸酯-苯乙烯对超临界CO₂的增黏效果最好,增黏倍数为316.7倍,黏度值为15.202mPa·s;改善增黏剂在CO₂中的溶解性可以有效提高超临界CO₂压裂液的黏度;具备两亲特性、具有无定形、无规则结构特征以及分子上既存在路易斯酸又有路易斯碱的共聚物能有效提高其在CO₂中的溶解性,并形成大分子相互缠绕的空间网络结构,达到增黏的效果。该研究对超临界CO₂增黏剂的研制以及超临界CO₂压裂施工具有重要的现实意义。     

Solubility of CO in solid-state PET measured by pressure-decay method

The solubility of CO₂ in solid-state PET was measured using a pressure-decay method. In order to calculate the solubility of CO₂ in the amorphous region of PET, the crystallinity of solid state PET dissolved in CO₂ at different pressures and temperatures was measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The solubility increases with increasing pressure and it follows a linear relationship and obeys Henry’s law when the pressure is below 8 MPa. The effect of temperature on solubility is weak and the solubilities at different temperatures are almost the same under low pressures. At higher pressure, the solubility decreases with an increase in temperature. The solubility of CO₂ in the amorphous region of PET at 373.15 K, 398.15 K and 423.15 K was correlated with the Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state with a maximal correlation error of 6.69%.     

Solubility of CO2 in Methanol, 1-Octyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, and Their Mixtures

Solubility data of carbon dioxide (CO₂) (1) in methanol (2), 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoro- methylsulfonyl)imide ([omim]⁺[Tf₂N]^-) (3), and their mixtures (w₃ 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8) at temperatures 313.2 and 333.2 K and pressures up to 7.0 MPa were measured by a high-pressure view-cell technique. The solubility of CO₂ in methanol (w₃=0), [omim]⁺[Tf₂N]^- (w₃=1.0) and their mixtures follows the order of (w₃=0)<(w₃=0.2)< (w₃=0.5)<(w₃=0.8)<(w₃=1.0) at the same temperature and pressure, while the magnitude of Henry's constants follows the reverse order at a given temperature, which is consistent with the COSMO-RS (conductor-like screening for real solvents) calculation. The solubility data of CO₂ in methanol and [omim]⁺[Tf₂N]^- are correlated with the Peng-Robinson equation of state, and the solubility of CO₂ in the mixtures of methanol and [omim]⁺[Tf₂N]^- can be well predicted based on the mole fraction average of methanol and [omim]⁺[Tf₂N]^- over the solubility of CO₂ in pure methanol and [omim]⁺[Tf₂N]^-. The mixtures of methanol and [omim]⁺[Tf2N]^- may be used as physical solvents for capturing CO₂ with high partial pressures since they combine the advantages of organic solvents and ionic liquids.     

超临界二氧化碳-共溶剂体系与聚醋酸乙烯酯相互作用

采用多尺度模拟和实验结合研究了乙醇、丙酮、正庚烷等共溶剂的加入对超临界二氧化碳（CO₂）溶剂体系的影响,通过改善溶剂-溶剂和溶剂-溶质相互作用增强聚醋酸乙烯酯（PVAc）与CO₂的相容性。量子力学从头算结果表明,3种共溶剂中乙醇与CO₂的相互作用最强,丙酮次之,正庚烷最弱。分子动力学模拟也表明在相同共溶剂含量下,乙醇对溶剂体系溶解度参数的改善最为明显,超临界CO₂-乙醇体系与PVAc链的相互作用更强,有助于提高PVAc与溶剂的相容性。这是由于乙醇本身的溶解度参数较大,且与CO₂形成氢键作用,从而大幅增强了其与CO₂的相互作用。浊点压力实验证实了共溶剂的加入增强了超临界CO₂体系与PVAc的相容性,乙醇的加入对PVAc浊点压力的降低最为有效,且随着共溶剂含量的增加,PVAc在溶剂中的溶解能力增强。     

CO2 SOLUBILITY IN WATER AND BRINE UNDER RESERVOIR CONDITIONS

The reference Henry's constant was determined from 110 solubility data found in the literature for the CO₂/H₂O system over a temperature range of 298 to 523 K and a pressure range of 3.40 to 72.41 MPa. Since the Krichevsfcy-llinskaya equation was used to model the system, a correlation for the A parameter was also developed.

In addition to the Krichevsky-Ilinskaya equation, another two-parameter correlation for the solubility of carbon dioxide in water was obtained by using the Krichevsky-Kasarnovsky equation. The reference Henry's constant and partial molar volume of carbon dioxide at infinite dilution were treated as adjustable parameters. The calculated values of the partial molar volume at infinite dilution did not correspond to experimentally determined values found in the literature. Therefore, a third correlation for the reference Henry's constant was obtained by using the Krichevsky-Kasarnovsky equation in conjunction with the correct values of the partial molar volume. This one parameter (Henry's constant) model did not fit the experimental data as well as the two-parameter models.

The decreased solubility of CO₂ in brine was accounted for empirically by a single factor correlated to the weight percent of dissolved solids. A literature data set of 167 solubilities, with a temperature range of 298 to 523 K and a pressure range of 3.0 to 85.0 MPa, was used to develop this correlation. A wide scatter of data characterizes this correlation, which relates the CO₂ solubility in brine to the CO₂ solubility in water at the same temperature and pressure. The correlation is designed for applications in which the determination of concentrations of individual ions is impractical and the implementation of only one additional parameter is desirable, such as the use of compositional simulators to model miscible displacement in the petroleum industry.

These correlations can be easily implemented into reservoir simulation calculations to account for the effects of CO₂ solubility in brine. These effects are often ignored even though they can have dramatic effects on the performance of the CO₂ enhanced oil recovery process. The correlations presented in this paper for the Henry's constant and the effect of dissolved solids can adequately account for these CO₂ solubility effects.     

New process development and process evaluation for capturing CO2 in flue gas from power plants using ionic liquid [emim][Tf2N]

Using the ionic liquid [emim][Tf_2N] as a physical solvent, it was found by Aspen Plus simulation that it was possible to attempt to capture CO_2 from the flue gas discharged from the coal-fired unit of the power plant.Using the combination of model calculation and experimental determination, the density, isostatic heat capacity,viscosity, vapor pressure, thermal conductivity, surface tension and solubility of [emim][Tf_2N] were obtained.Based on the NRTL model, the Henry coefficient and NRTL binary interaction parameters of CO_2 dissolved in[emim][Tf_2N] were obtained by correlating [emim][Tf_2N] with the gas–liquid equilibrium data of CO_2. Firstly,the calculated relevant data is imported into Aspen Plus, and the whole process model of the ionic liquid absorption process is established. Then the absorption process is optimized according to the temperature distribution in the absorption tower to obtain a new absorption process. Finally, the density, constant pressure heat capacity,surface tension, thermal conductivity, and viscosity of [emim][Tf_2N] were changed to investigate the effect of ionic liquid properties on process energy consumption, solvent circulation and heat exchanger design. The results showed that based on the composition of the inlet gas stream to the absorbers, CO_2 with a capture rate of 90% and a mass purity higher than 99.5% was captured. These results indicate that the [emim][Tf_2N] could be used as a physical solvent for CO_2 capture from coal-fired units. In addition, the results will provide a theoretical basis for the design of new ionic liquids for CO_2 capture.     

R1234yf+CO2和R1234ze (E)+CO2二元混合物的比容平移Soave-Redlich-Kwong方程

采用温度相关比容平移项的比容平移Soave-Redlich-Kwong（VTSRK）方程计算新工质R1234yf和R1234ze（E）的热力学性质以及两种物质与CO₂的二元混合物性质,混合物计算采用van der Waals混合规则,二元交互作用系数由密度数据拟合得到。对纯净物计算与专用状态方程进行对比,VTSRK方程比SRK方程显著改善了液相密度表征效果。对混合物的密度计算结果与实验数据进行对比,对于R1234yf+CO₂二元混合体系方程与实验数据相对均方根偏差为1.17%,对于R1234ze（E）+CO₂二元混合体系相对均方根偏差为0.82%。结果显示,采用温度相关比容平移项的VTSRK方程应用于R1234yf和R1234ze（E）纯流体以及R1234yf+CO₂和R1234ze（E）+CO₂密度性质计算,可获得较高精度。     

Phase behavior of the perfluoropolyether microemulsion in supercritical CO2 and their use for the solubilization of ionic dyes

Phase behavior of the perfluoropolyether surfactant microemulsion in supercritical CO₂ and the solubilization of conventional ionic dyes in the same system have been investigated using Perfluoro 2,5,8,11-tetramethyl-3,6,9,12-tetraoxapentadecanoic acid ammonium salt. We found that the surfactant prepared in this study was satisfactorily dissolved in supercritical CO₂ without the presence of entrainer. Moreover dissolved surfactant had an ability to form micellar aggregates and to incorporate a small amount of water in the interior of aggregates. We also found that conventional ionic dyes such as acid dye, reactive dye and basic dye were solubilized in the microemulsion system in supercritical CO₂.     

Aspen Plus模拟高浓度H2S/CO2酸性气的选择性分离

以煤制氢尾气中的高浓度酸性气体H₂S和CO₂为对象,以聚乙二醇二甲醚（NHD）为吸收剂,使用PC-SAFT状态方程拟合了酸性气体CO₂和H₂S在聚乙二醇二甲醚（NHD）溶剂中溶解参数,运用Aspen Plus流程模拟软件,构建两级吸收分离工艺,实现H₂S和CO₂的高效分离,H₂S浓度由30%提升至98.7%,CO₂含量由55%提升至99.4%。由此,可以通过高效分离酸性气H₂S和CO₂,并以提浓后再资源化利用的方式实现酸性气的污染控制。     

2-甲基咪唑/乙二醇体系常温脱除天然气中的二氧化碳

将2-甲基咪唑溶于乙二醇中形成混合溶液体系,利用该体系常温下实现对天然气中二氧化碳的脱除。首先分别测定单组分甲烷和二氧化碳在体系中的吸收容量,在0.1 MPa下,CO₂在2-甲基咪唑/乙二醇混合溶液中溶解度约为0.87 mol·L^-1,高于同等条件下CO₂在大部分离子液体中的溶解度,二氧化碳的吸收容量远大于甲烷的;然后对混合气CH₄/CO₂进行分离,发现该体系能较好吸收分离CH₄/CO₂。最后考察了体系的再生性和重复利用性,得出2-甲基咪唑/乙二醇溶液体系能完全再生并且能重复使用。     

Low-pressure CO2 sorption in ammonium-based poly(ionic liquid)s

Ammonium-based ionic liquid monomers and their corresponding polymers [poly(ionic liquid)s] are synthesized and characterized for CO₂ sorption. The polymers have much higher CO₂ sorption capacities than the room-temperature ionic liquids and imidazolium-based poly(ionic liquid)s. For example, P[VBTMA][PF₆] with polystyrene backbone has a CO₂ sorption capacity of 10.67 mol%. The CO₂ sorption is selective over N₂ and O₂. The effects of cation, backbone, substituent, anion and crosslinking on CO₂ sorption are discussed. The sorption mechanism study indicates that CO₂ sorption by the poly(ionic liquid)s is a bulk and surface phenomenon.     

New high permeable polysulfone/ionic liquid membrane for gas separation

In this study, the effects of 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid on CO₂/CH₄ separation performance of symmetric polysulfone membranes are investigated. Pure polysulfone membrane and ionic liquid-containing membranes are characterized. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) is used to analyze surface morphology and thickness of the fabricated membranes. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and elemental mapping, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), thermal gravimetric (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Tensile strength analyses are also conducted to characterize the prepared membranes. CO₂/CH₄ separation performance of the membranes are measured twice at 0.3 MPa and room temperature (25 °C). Permeability measurements confirm that increasing ionic liquid content in polymer-ionic liquid membranes leads to a growth in CO₂ permeation and CO₂/CH₄ selectivity due to high affinity of the ionic liquid to carbon dioxide. CO₂ permeation significantly increases from 4.3 Barrer (1 Barrer=10^-10 cm³(STP)·cm·cm^-2·s^-1·cmHg^-1, 1cmHg=1.333kPa) for the pure polymer membrane to 601.9 Barrer for the 30 wt% ionic liquid membrane. Also, selectivity of this membrane is improved from 8.2 to 25.8. mixed gas tests are implemented to investigate gases interaction. The results showed, the disruptive effect of CH₄ molecules for CO₂ permeation lead to selectivity decrement compare to pure gas test. The fabricated membranes with high ionic liquid content in this study are promising materials for industrial CO₂/CH₄ separation membranes.     

[NH2-emim]Br/[Bmim]BF4离子液体中二氧化碳的电化学还原

以2-溴乙胺氢溴酸和N-甲基咪唑盐为原料合成了氨基功能化离子液体1-（2-胺乙基）-3-甲基咪唑溴盐（[NH₂-emim]Br）,用¹H NMR和IR对所制备的离子液体进行了表征,测得25℃下[NH₂-emim]Br的黏度26.691 Pa·s、电导率0.1130 mS·cm^-1,CO₂的溶解饱和度82%（摩尔分数）,将不同含量的[NH₂-emim]Br与[Emim]BF₄、[Bmim]BF₄、[Bmim]PF₆组成二元复合离子液体,并用于CO₂电化学还原研究,循环伏安研究表明,CO₂在[NH₂-emim]Br（0.5%）-[Bmim]BF₄复合离子液体中的还原峰电位较[Bmim]BF₄正移0.4 V,还原峰电流增大9倍,黏度降低为0.08227 Pa·s,电导率增大至1.317 mS·cm^-1,是一种较好的CO₂电化学还原离子液体体系。