CO2 absorption and regeneration of alkali metal-based solid sorbents

Potassium-based sorbents were prepared by impregnation with potassium carbonate on supports such as activated carbon (AC), TiO₂, Al₂O₃, MgO, SiO₂ and various zeolites. The CO₂ capture capacity and regeneration property were measured in the presence of H₂O in a fixed-bed reactor, during multiple cycles at various temperature conditions (CO₂ capture at 60 °C and regeneration at 130–400 °C). Sorbents such as K₂CO₃/AC, K₂CO₃/TiO₂, K₂CO₃/MgO, and K₂CO₃/Al₂O₃, which showed excellent CO₂ capture capacity, could be completely regenerated above 130, 130, 350, and 400 °C, respectively. The decrease in the CO₂ capture capacity of K₂CO₃/Al₂O₃ and K₂CO₃/MgO, after regeneration at temperatures of less than 200 °C, could be explained through the formation of KAl(CO₃)₂(OH)₂, K₂Mg(CO₃)₂, and K₂Mg(CO₃)₂·4(H₂O), which did not completely converted to the original K₂CO₃ phase. In the case of K₂CO₃/AC and K₂CO₃/TiO₂, a KHCO₃ crystal structure was formed during CO₂ absorption, unlike K₂CO₃/Al₂O₃ and K₂CO₃/MgO. This phase could be easily converted into the original phase during regeneration, even at a low temperature (130 °C). Therefore, the formation of the KHCO₃ crystal structure after CO₂ absorption is an important factor for regeneration, even at the low temperature. The nature of support plays an important role for CO₂ absorption and regeneration capacities. In particular, the K₂CO₃/TiO₂ sorbent showed excellent characteristics in CO₂ absorption and regeneration in that it satisfies the requirements of a large amount of CO₂ absorption (mg CO₂/g sorbent) and fast and complete regeneration at a low temperature condition (1 atm, 150 °C).     

负载型K2CO3/Al2O3吸收剂吸收CO2反应机理

利用热重分析仪、扫描电镜和氮吸附仪对不同粒径的K₂CO₃颗粒和负载型K₂CO₃/Al₂O₃二氧化碳吸收剂的碳酸化特性进行研究。负载后的吸收剂比表面积和孔隙结构得到较大改善,使得碳酸化反应速率和转化率均提高,吸收剂碳酸化特性得到改善。纯K₂CO₃颗粒吸收剂的反应速率和转化率随着粒径的增加而减小,负载型吸收剂的反应速率和转化率随着粒径的增加略增大。研究了不同粒径和反应时间对K₂CO₃/Al₂O₃颗粒微观结构的影响,结果表明K₂CO₃/Al₂O₃颗粒具有较稳定的微观结构。采用负载型粒子模型对K₂CO₃/Al₂O₃吸收剂吸收CO₂碳酸化过程进行研究,所建立的粒子模型计算结果与试验值吻合较好。利用建立的模型对不同CO₂浓度下K₂CO₃/Al₂O₃吸收剂碳酸化反应特性进行模拟计算,模拟结果具备一定的合理性和准确性,为开展进一步研究提供了基础。     

碱/碱土金属修饰Ni基催化剂的CO2吸附与甲烷化性能

采用分步浸渍法制备了碱/碱土金属修饰Ni基催化剂Ni-M/Al₂O₃ (M=K₂CO₃, Na₂CO₃, MgO, CaO)。探究了碱/碱土金属的添加对改性Ni基催化剂CO₂吸附和甲烷化性能的影响。研究发现,碱/碱土金属的添加提高了Ni/Al₂O₃催化剂表面的碱性活性位点密度,强化了其CO₂吸附性能。碱/碱土金属类型影响Ni-M/Al₂O₃催化剂碱性活性位点的分布、NiO物相的转化及Ni的分散度,进而影响其甲烷化性能。MgO添加使NiO物相转化为与载体呈强相互作用的β型和γ型NiO,降低了催化剂表面的强碱性活性位点比例,有利于CO₂吸附活化。Ni-MgO/Al₂O₃的CO₂吸附容量最高为0.68mmolCO₂/g,其CO₂转化率和CH₄选择性分别高达58.4%和95.4%,其在烟气CO₂捕集与原位甲烷化中极具应用前景。     

K2CO3对兰炭催化气化特性的影响

在固定床中考察了不同K₂CO₃植入浓度和不同温度条件下兰炭催化气化特性。结果表明，5%的催化剂植入浓度主要起到填充孔隙的作用，当植入浓度增加到10%以后，催化剂发生堆积会使颗粒表面及内部形成较多孔隙。提高气化温度可提高兰炭转化率，超过750℃之后碳转化率增幅减缓，催化剂饱和装载浓度为10%。在颗粒表面和开放孔隙中的高浓度C(O)才具有较高的脱附速率，并提高CO生成速率。在非催化条件下，随着气化的进行CO/CO₂下降，而H₂/(2CO₂+CO)先增后减。在催化条件下，H₂/(2CO₂+CO)稳定在1.5～1.7。催化剂兰炭样品中出现了K₂Ca(CO₃)₂双金属碳酸盐、K₂O、KO₂等活性组分，并随催化剂植入浓度的增加而增加。催化剂植入浓度的增加会导致失活现象加重，但兰炭在750℃条件下气化1 h 催化剂没有完全失活。     

Na2CO3基吸附剂颗粒制备及其脱碳性能

采用挤压-滚圆法制备Na₂CO₃基CO₂吸附剂微球颗粒,在自行设计的CO₂吸收系统中对制备的样品进行脱碳性能测试。结合相关表征测试,探明不同载体、不同负载量的Na₂CO₃基吸附剂的微观结构、脱碳性能以及机械性能的变化规律和内在原因。研究表明：不同载体的Na₂CO₃基吸附剂颗粒脱碳性能存在明显差异,其中氧化铝负载的吸附剂（Na₂CO₃/Al₂O₃）的脱碳性能最好,可达1.14mmol/g。铝酸钙水泥负载的吸附剂（Na₂CO₃/CA）机械性能较好,但其脱碳性能最差。结合吸附剂脱碳和机械性能的综合考量,Na₂CO₃/Al₂O₃是最为合适的CO₂吸附剂,并进一步研究不同Na₂CO₃负载量的影响。研究发现随着Na₂CO₃负载量的变化,吸附剂的微观结构、脱碳性能以及机械性能都存在明显的差异。虽然60%负载量的Na₂CO₃/Al₂O₃吸附剂颗粒的机械性能和脱碳效果较好,但其成球度较差,影响其实际应用。质量分数40%负载量的Na₂CO₃/Al₂O₃吸附剂颗粒具有良好的脱碳性能、机械性能以及成球度,CO₂脱除量为1.36mmol/g。总体而言,利用挤压-滚圆法制备的Na₂CO₃基吸附剂颗粒具有良好的流动特性、脱碳性能和机械性能,适用于电厂烟气中的CO₂脱除。     

Effect of K2CO3 doping on CO2 sorption performance of silicate lithium-based sorbent prepared from citric acid treated sediment

In this paper, a low-cost and environmental-friendly leaching agent citric acid (C₆H₈O₇) was used to treat the sediment of Dianchi Lake (SDL) to synthesize lithium silicate (Li₄SiO₄) based CO₂ sorbent. The results were compared with that treated with strong acid. Moreover, the effects of preparation conditions, sorption conditions and desorption conditions on the CO₂ sorption performance of prepared Li₄SiO₄ were systematically studied. Under optimal conditions, the Li₄SiO₄ sorbent was successfully synthesized and its CO₂ sorption capacity reached 31.37% (mass), which is much higher than that synthesized from SDL treated with strong acid. It is speculated that the presence of some elements after C₆H₈O₇ treatment may promote the sorption of synthetic Li₄SiO₄ to CO₂. In addition, after doping with K₂CO₃, the CO₂ uptake increases from the original 12.02% and 22.12% to 23.96% and 32.41% (mass) under the 20% and 50% CO₂ partial pressure, respectively. More importantly, after doping K₂CO₃, the synthesized Li₄SiO₄ has a high cyclic stability under the low CO₂ partial pressure.     

二元复合溶液脱除烟气中CO2的过程模拟与评价

为探究吸收容量大、再生能力较强的吸收剂复合吸收燃烧烟气中CO₂的性能,采用N-甲基二乙醇胺-哌嗪（MDEA-PZ）、碳酸钾-哌嗪（K₂CO₃-PZ）以及氨水-哌嗪（NH₃-PZ）3种二元复合溶液,基于Rate-based模型对其进行脱碳性能过程模拟。以吸收剂的摩尔流量、温度以及摩尔分数配比（X∶PZ）3个因素进行单因素研究,并在此基础上采用正交试验的方法得出最佳工艺方案。结果表明,随着吸收剂的摩尔流量上升、温度下降以及吸收剂中PZ摩尔分数上升,CO₂吸收效率呈上升趋势。在最佳工艺方案中,K₂CO₃-PZ二元复合溶液最佳吸收温度为40℃,MDEA-PZ和NH₃-PZ两种二元复合溶液最佳吸收温度为30℃;3种二元复合溶液最佳摩尔流量为3.5×10⁵kmol/h,最佳摩尔分数配比为60%∶40%。在各自最佳工艺以及其他条件相同的情况下,吸收CO₂性能的优劣依次为MDEA-PZ、NH₃-PZ以及K₂CO₃-PZ。     

Tuning porosity of coal-derived activated carbons for CO2 adsorption

A simple method was developed to tune the porosity of coal-derived activated carbons, which provided a model adsorbent system to investigate the volumetric CO₂ adsorption performance. Specifically, the method involved the variation of the activation temperature in a K₂CO₃ induced chemical activation process which could yield activated carbons with defined microporous (< 2 nm, including ultra-microporous < 1 nm) and meso-micro-porous structures. CO₂ adsorption isotherms revealed that the microporous activated carbon has the highest measured CO₂ adsorption capacity (6.0 mmol∙g^–1 at 0 °C and 4.1 mmol∙g^–1 at 25 °C), whilst ultra-microporous activated carbon with a high packing density exhibited the highest normalized capacity with respect to packing volume (1.8 mmol∙cm⁻³ at 0 °C and 1.3 mmol∙cm^–3 at 25 °C), which is significant. Both experimental correlation analysis and molecular dynamics simulation demonstrated that (i) volumetric CO₂ adsorption capacity is directly proportional to the ultra-micropore volume, and (ii) an increase in micropore sizes is beneficial to improve the volumetric capacity, but may lead a low CO₂ adsorption density and thus low pore space utilization efficiency. The adsorption experiments on the activated carbons established the criterion for designing CO₂ adsorbents with high volumetric adsorption capacity.     

K2CO3活化空心莲子草制备活性炭及表征

以入侵生物空心莲子草为原料,以K₂CO₃为活化剂,经一步共混活化法制备活性炭。研究了K₂CO₃与空心莲子草质量比、活化温度及活化时间对活性炭得率及吸附性能的影响。利用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）对不同温度下得到的活性炭进行了表面形貌观察。实验结果表明,K₂CO₃活化空心莲子草的最佳活化条件为：质量比为1.5,活化温度及时间分别为800℃,3.0 h,此时活性炭得率为13.79%,其碘吸附值及亚甲基蓝吸附值分别为1477 mg·g^-1和384 mg·g^-1。当氮气流量在20～100 ml·min^-1范围内变化时,K₂CO₃的回收率相差不大,且其回收率均能达到80%以上。SEM结果表明活化温度对活性炭孔结构具有明显影响。     

Fluxing reactions of sulphate and carbonates in cement clinkering. I. Systems CaSO4-K2SO4 and K2SO4-CaCO3

Phase equilibria and thermodynamics have been used to determine compatabilities in the systems CaSO₄-K₂SO₄ and K₂SO₄-CaCO₃. In the CaSO₄-K₂SO₄ system, a polymorphic inversion at 200°C is encountered in K₂Ca₂(SO₄)₃. Thermodynamic calculation of the reciprocal salt system K₂SO₄-CaCO₃-CaSO₄-K₂CO₃ discloses that the join K₂SO₄-CaCO₃ constitutes a stable binary: experiments in flowing CO₂ at 1 bar pressure confirm this. A noteworthy feature of the system is the solid solution of CaCO₃ in K₂SO₄, reaching 20% mol % CaCO₃. The eutectic, located at 880°C and 43 mol % CaCO₃, is attainable without significant decomposition. The possible consequences to clinkering reactions are discussed.     

府谷煤CO2催化气化反应性的研究

加入适宜的催化剂可以提高气化反应速率,降低起始气化温度。为了研究不同阴离子（SO₄^2-、CO₃^2-、Cl^-）盐对府谷煤热失重过程的影响,利用热重分析仪对负载了8种催化剂（K₂CO₃、K₂SO₄、KCl;Na₂CO₃、Na₂SO₄、NaCl;FeSO₄、FeCl₂）的煤样进行了CO₂气化实验,其中每克府谷煤的K⁺、Na⁺、Fe²⁺负载量分别为0.001mol。同时采用升温动力学模型进行了数据拟合。实验结果表明：催化剂对煤与CO₂的低温热解并无明显的催化作用,而在高温气化阶段催化效果显著。对于钾盐和钠盐催化剂,当阳离子相同时,其催化活性顺序为：CO₃^2->SO₄^2->Cl^-。对于铁盐催化剂,FeSO₄的催化活性优于FeCl₂。动力学结果发现：负载催化剂煤样的活化能大小符合上述实验规律,分布在169～232.6kJ/mol之间,相比原煤（267.9kJ/mol）都有一定程度的降低。     

Hydrogen production by catalytic gasification of cellulose in supercritical water

Cellulose, one of the important components of biomass, was gasified in supercritical water to produce hydrogen-rich gas in an autoclave which was operated batch-wise under high-pressure. K₂CO₃ and Ca(OH)₂ were selected as the catalysts (or promoters). The temperature was kept between 450°C and 500°C while pressure was maintained at 24–26 MPa. The reaction time was 20 min. Experimental results showed that the two catalysts had good catalytic effect and optimum amounts were observed for each catalyst. When 0.2 g K₂CO₃ was added, the hydrogen yield could reach 9.456 molkg^-1 which was two times of the H₂ amount produced without catalyst. When 1.6 g Ca(OH)₂ was added, the H₂ yield was 8.265 molkg^-1 which is lower than that obtained using K₂CO₃ as catalyst but is still 1.7 times that achieved without catalyst. Comparing with the results obtained using K₂CO₃ or Ca(OH)₂ alone, the use of a combination of K₂CO₃ and Ca(OH)₂ could increase the H₂ yield by up to 2.5 times that without catalyst and 25% and 45% more than that obtained using K₂CO₃ and Ca(OH)₂ alone, respectively. It was found that methane was the dominant product at relatively low temperature. When the temperature was increased, the methane reacts with water and is converted to hydrogen and carbon dioxide.     

K2CO3/γ-A12O3催化剂在棉籽油制备生物柴油中的应用

利用等体积浸渍法制备K₂CO₃/γ-A1₂O₃负载型固体碱催化剂,应用于棉籽油和甲醇酯交换反应制备生物柴油。对催化剂使用前的保存条件、水分、重复使用性能、游离脂肪酸影响以及失活和再生进行了分析。结果表明,固体催化剂K₂CO₃/γ-Al₂O₃具有较好的抗水性,酸度对催化剂影响明显,重复使用4次未经活化的催化剂,催化活性明显降低,催化剂应密封保存。K₂CO₃/γ-A1₂O₃负载型固体碱催化剂经济实惠且催化效果良好。     

CO/CO2加氢高选择性合成化学品和液体燃料

一氧化碳/二氧化碳（CO/CO₂）转化利用是碳一化学与CO₂捕集利用中的重要环节,也是当今碳资源的非石油路线利用最具挑战性的方向之一。CO₂的高效活化与定向转化是CO₂利用过程中的关键问题,而CO加氢转化最大的瓶颈问题为如何有效控制C-O键的活化、C—C键的形成、碳链增长及终止。本文主要综述 CO/CO₂加氢高选择性合成重要化工原料低碳烯烃（C₂ ⁼～C₄ ⁼）以及一步高效合成汽油馏分（C₅～C₁₁）等方面取得的突破性进展。目前,CO/CO₂加氢主要经过费托合成与氧化物/分子筛双功能两条路线合成低碳烯烃与汽油燃料。针对费托合成C₂ ⁼～C₄ ⁼,分析表明棱柱状碳化钴得到的烃类产物分布可以显著突破Anderson-Schulz-Flory（ASF）分布的限制,而分子筛已被广泛用于构建双功能费托催化剂,由于酸性分子筛具有加氢裂化、低聚与异构化等功能,使得CO/CO₂还可以直接高选择性地转化为C₅～C₁₁烃类。另一方面,将可以活化CO或CO₂到甲醇的可还原型氧化物与具有C—C偶联功能的SAPO-34或HZSM-5分子筛进行耦合,也可以实现CO/CO₂加氢一步合成低碳烯烃或汽油且具有非常优异的选择性和高转化率。今后,借鉴纳米合成领域新方法,使产物分布打破经典ASF限制,最大限度地提高目标烃类化合物的选择性并显著减少甲烷的生成是研究关键。     

TPR and infrared measurements with cu/zno/al2o3 based catalysts for the synthesis of methanol and higher alcohols from co + h2

The influence of different promoters (CeO₂, MnO_x, K₂CO₃) on various properties of a standard coprecipitated Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst has been examined. The catalysts prepared were characterized by Cu surface area, PTIR and TPR measurements. It was found that addition of K₂CO₃ reduced the Cu surface area by about 30%, whereas the Cu surface area did not decrease with addition of the other promoters. The reduction behaviour was affected by the addition of K₂CO₃ as well as by MnO_x, but not by CeO₂. The cause of these effects is possibly an electronic interaction between the promoter and Cu ions.The effect of the different promoters on the activity and selectivity has also been studied. The K₂CO₃ promoted catalyst has an optimum selectivity to higher alcohols at 280 °C; addition of Mn made the catalyst more selective towards methanol. At 300 °C, the Ce promoted catalyst had a high selectivity to methanol and iso-butanol. The promoting effect of the additives may be caused by stabilization of the surface intermediates leading to alcohols. Infrared measurements of adsorbed CO or adsorbed methanol on materials with and without K did not, however, provide any evidence for a difference in reaction mechanism.     

A kinetic investigation into the removal of carbobenzyloxy group from protected amines via hydrogenolysis reaction

Hydrogenolysis of a carbobenzyloxy group (CBz) was studied utilizing molecular hydrogen in the presence of carbon-supported palladium catalyst. It was demonstrated that the kinetics of the reaction are greatly influenced by the presence of the CO₂ by-product. It was found out that the presence of CO₂ determines whether the reaction is first or zero order since it causes deactivation of the catalyst via inhibition. The effect of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) and triethylamine (TEA) as additives was investigated. A considerable solvent effect was also observed that may be explained by the variation of dispersion of the catalyst from one solvent to another.     

高灰熔点煤的加压催化气化：K2CO3催化活性及钾回收特性

以高灰熔点煤和含钾催化剂的灰渣为研究对象,分别考察了加压固定床反应器中K₂CO₃催化半焦水蒸气气化的反应性和灰渣中钾催化剂的回收特性。实验结果表明煤中添加K₂CO₃能够促进碳的转化,随着K₂CO₃负载量和气化温度的增加,碳转化率增大,CH₄收率增加。在3.5 MPa和800℃下,K₂CO₃负载量为15%时,碳转化率达到96.1%,CH₄收率达到0.24 m³·（kg C）^-1。灰渣中钾催化剂的回收率随碳转化率的增加先升高后减小,这与催化剂在灰渣中的存在方式有关。通过优化水洗和消解条件,高碳转化率下灰渣中的钾催化剂的总回收率高达96.5%。     

Synthesis of high-purity 2-hydroxyterephthalic acid

系统地研究了以间羟基苯甲酸（HBA）为原料、经改进的Koble-Schmitt法常压合成2-羟基对苯二甲酸（HTA）的新工艺及其精制方法,并与2-溴对苯二甲酸（BTA）催化水解法制备HTA技术进行了比较。结果表明：以HBA为原料,甲酸钾为溶剂,在碳酸钾存在下,反应温度为230～240 ℃时,CO₂常压羧化反应6 h制得纯度约90%的HTA粗品,采用二次酸碱精制法可使HTA质量达聚合级单体的水平（纯度>99.5%,金属离子<50 mg/kg）,总收率56%以上。产品经FT-IR和MS表征确认。该技术具有常压反应、操作方便、产品质量优异、经济性良好及易于产业化等优点,能为进一步合成羟基改性的新型高性能材料及新单体提供原料。     

碳酸钠浓度对废电池铅膏脱硫影响机制与动力学

以铅膏为研究对象,采用碳酸钠为脱硫剂,系统研究了碳酸钠浓度对铅膏脱硫率及铅收得率的影响,并借助化学分析、扫描电镜分析仪（SEM-EDS）、X射线衍射分析仪（XRD）揭示了铅膏脱硫反应机理,计算了动力学参数。结果表明,铅膏脱硫率随碳酸钠浓度的增加而增大,而铅收得率变化规律相反。铅膏主要由硫酸铅及铅的氧化物组成。在碳酸钠浓度小于0.150 mol/L时,脱硫产物中主要以PbCO₃和Pb₃（CO₃）₂（OH）₂形式存在;随着浓度的增加,PbCO₃不断向Pb₃（CO₃）₂（OH）₂转化,并最终转化为NaPb₂（CO₃）₂（OH）₂,导致铅收得率降低。铅膏脱硫过程活化能随浓度的增大而减小,受化学反应控制。浓度低于0.208 mol/L时,活化能降低幅度较大,由7.275 kJ/mol降至5.312 kJ/mol,之后活化能随浓度的增加变化程度较小。     

Operating limits and features of direct air capture on K2CO3/ZrO2 composite sorbent

Potassium carbonate-based sorbents are prospective materials for direct air capture (DAC). In the present study, we examined and revealed the influence of the temperature swing adsorption (TSA) cycle conditions on the CO₂ sorption properties of a novel aerogel-based K₂CO₃/ZrO₂ sorbent in a DAC process. It was shown that the humidity and temperature drastically affect the sorption dynamic and sorption capacity of the sorbent. When a temperature at the sorption stage was 29 ℃ and a water vapor pressure in the feed air was 5.2 mbar (1 bar = 10⁵ Pa), the composite material demonstrated a stable CO₂ sorption capacity of 3.4% (mass). An increase in sorption temperature leads to a continuous decrease in the CO₂ absorption capacity reaching a value of 0.7% (mass) at T = 80 ℃. The material showed the retention of a stable CO₂ sorption capacity for many cycles at each temperature in the range. Increasing P_H2O in the inlet air from 5.2 to 6.8 mbar leads to instability of CO₂ sorption capacity which decreases in the course of 3 consecutive TSA cycles from 1.7% to 0.8% (mass) at T = 29 ℃. A further increase in air humidity only facilitates the deterioration of the CO₂ sorption capacity of the material. A possible explanation for this phenomenon could be the filling of the porous system of the sorbent with solid reaction products and an aqueous solution of potassium salts, which leads to a significant slowdown in the CO₂ diffusion in the composite sorbent grain. To investigate the regeneration step of the TSA cycle in situ, the macro ATR-FTIR (attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared) spectroscopic imaging was applied for the first time. It was shown that the migration of carbonate-containing species over the surface of sorbent occurs during the thermal regeneration stage of the TSA cycle. The movement of the active component in the porous matrix of the sorbent can affect the sorption characteristics of the composite material. The revealed features make it possible to formulate the requirements and limitations that need to be taken into account for the practical implementation of the DAC process using the K₂CO₃/ZrO₂ composite sorbent.