Ethylene absorption in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone/silver nano-solvent:Thermodynamics and kinetics study

The effect of presence of silver nanoparticles in pure N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP) solvent for ethylene gas absorption in an experimental pressure decaying setup has been investigated. All experiments were performed at temperatures of 278.15 K, 298.15 K and 328.15 K and different pressures(up to ethylene dew point) as well as different concentrations of silver nanoparticles(0.05 g·L~(-1) and 0.1 g·L~(-1)). The kinetic data of absorption, Henry's law constants, and heat of absorption were calculated. Comparison of the pure solvent and the nanofluids absorption results revealed that the presence of small amounts of nanoparticles could improve the absorption performance between 1.5%-18%. Finally, the effect of temperature, pressure, and nanoparticle concentration on the equilibrium results were investigated.     

Absorption of NO by Aqueous Solutions of KMnO4/H2SO4

The absorption of NO in aqueous solutions of KMnO₄ and H₂SO₄ was carried out in a stirred tank reactor under atmosphere pressure. The results indicated that the absorption process was under a fast pseudo-m th reaction regime. The reaction between NO and aqueous solutions of KMnO₄/H₂SO₄ was found to be first-order with respect both to NO and to KMnO₄. The addition of H₂SO₄ to KMnO₄ solutions increased the absorption rate of NO and increasing reaction temperature was also favorable to the absorption of NO.     

Characteristics of CO2 Absorption into Aqueous Ammonia

Abstract

Aqueous ammonia was investigated as a new absorbent of the chemical absorption process for CO₂ capture from combustion flue gas. The effects of the temperature and concentration of aqueous ammonia on CO₂ absorption in a semi‐batch reactor were studied by interpreting breakthrough curves. Raman spectroscopy analysis of CO₂ loaded aqueous ammonia provided concentration changes of bicarbonate, carbonate, and carbamate as well as CO₂ sorption capacity at given time during the absorption with 13 wt% aqueous ammonia at 25°C. It was observed that carbamate formation was dominating at the early stage of absorption. Then, the bicarbonate formation took over the domination at the later stage while the carbonate remained unchanged.     

Kinetic Studies on NO2 Absorption into Ammonium Sulfite Solutions

The absorption reactions of NO₂ into (NH₄)₂SO₃ solution were investigated in a stirred tank reactor. The kinetic regime of the absorption reaction was identified and the effects of various experimental parameters were studied. The experimental results indicated that the absorption of NO₂ into (NH₄)₂SO₃ solution is accompanied by a fast pseudo-first-order reaction. It was found that the NO₂ absorption rates were enhanced by the increasing concentration of (NH₄)₂SO₃ but nearly remained constant if the concentration is greater than 0.1 mol/L. The absorption rates also increased with increasing the reaction temperature and the concentration of NO₂ in inlet gas, but decreased as the oxygen concentration increased.     

Modification of ABS Membrane by PEG for Capturing Carbon Dioxide from CO2/N2 Streams

Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) has been propounded as an important issue in greenhouse gas emissions control. In this connection, in the present article, the advantages of using polymeric membrane for separation of carbon dioxide from CO₂/N₂ streams have been discussed. A novel composition for fabrication of a blend membrane prepared from acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) terpolymer and polyethylene glycol (PEG) has been suggested. The influence of PEG molecular weight (in the range of 400 to 20000) on membrane characteristics and gas separation performance, the effect of PEG content (0–30 wt%) on gas transport properties, and the effect of feed side pressure (ranging from 1 to 8 bar) on CO₂ permeability have been studied. The results show that CO₂ permeability increases from 5.22 Barrer for neat ABS to 9.76 Barrer for ABS/PEG20000 (10 wt%) while the corresponding CO₂/N₂ selectivity increases from 25.97 to 44.36. Furthermore, it is concluded that this novel membrane composition has the potential to be considered as a commercial membrane.     

Chemical Absorption of Carbon Dioxide into Aqueous Colloidal Silica Solution with Diethanolamine

Abstract

The chemical absorption rate (R_A) of CO₂ was measured into the aqueous nanometer sized colloidal silica solution of 0–31 wt% and diethanoleamine of 0–2 kmol/m³ in the flat‐stirred vessel with the impeller size of 0.034 m and its agitation speed of 50 rev/min at 25°C and 0.101 MPa, and compared with the values estimated from the model based on the film theory accompanied by chemical reaction. The value of the volumetric liquid‐side mass transfer coefficient (k_La) of CO₂, which was used to estimate the value of R_A, was obtained by the empirical correlation formula presenting the relationship between k_La and the rheological behavior of the aqueous colloidal silica solution. The value of R_A in the aqueous colloidal silica solution was decreased by the reduction of k_La due to the elasticity of the solution.     

Simultaneous Absorption of Carbon Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide into Aqueous 2-Amino-2-Methy-1-Propanol

Abstract

Carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide were simultaneously absorbed into aqueous 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) in a stirred semi-batch tank with a planar gas-liquid interface within a range of 0–4.0 kmol/m³ of AMP, 0.03–0.3 mole fraction of CO₂, 0.005–2 mole fraction of SO₂, and 298–318 K. Absorption data of each gas in the CO₂-AMP and SO₂-AMP systems are obtained to verify their reaction regimes, based on film theory, respectively, which are used to analyze the simultaneous absorption mechanisms of CO₂ and SO₂ in the CO₂-SO₂-AMP systems. The measured absorption rates of CO₂ and SO₂ are compared to those formulated by an approximate solution of the mass balances with simultaneous reactions.     

Simultaneous Absorption of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide into Aqueous 2-amino-2-methy-1-propanol

Carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide were simultaneously absorbed into aqueous 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) in a stirred semi-batch tank with a planar gas-liquid interface within a range of 0–4.0 kmol/m³ of AMP, 0.03–0.3 atm of CO₂, 0.005–0.2 atm of NO₂, and 298–318 K. Absorption data of each gas in the CO₂-AMP and NO₂-AMP systems were obtained to verify their reaction regimes, based on film theory, respectively, which were then used to analyze the simultaneous absorption mechanisms of CO₂ and NO₂ in the CO₂-NO₂-AMP systems. The measured absorption rates of CO₂ and NO₂ were compared to those formulated by an approximate solution of the mass balances with simultaneous reactions.     

Modeling and Simulation for Post-Combustion Carbon Dioxide Capture from Power Plant Flue Gas with Economic Analysis

In this study three configurations, viz. conventional MEA, interstage absorber, and interstage absorber with two stripper configuration have been techno-economically evaluated for the optimized result by carrying out simulations using ASPEN PLUS. An economic model defined for carbon capture using 30 wt% MEA to reduce CO₂ in flue gas to 0.5 mol% of 550 MWe coal fired power plant resulted in increase in COE of power plant by 20.6, 17.4, and 15.6 percents for the three configurations, respectively. The CO₂-avoided cost for the three configurations are 65.94, 64.05, and 63.09 ($ /tonne of CO₂ avoided), respectively.     

Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane Over Co-precipitated Ni-Ce-ZrO2 Catalysts

An active and relatively stable Ni-Ce-ZrO₂ catalyst has been designed and prepared conveniently by a novel one-step co-precipitation/digestion method. This catalyst exhibited higher stability compared with a catalyst having the same composition but prepared using the conventional impregnation method. It was found that 15% Ni (w/w) co-precipitated with Ce-ZrO₂ making the cubic phase of Ce_0.8Zr_0.2O₂ gave synthesis gas with CH₄ conversion more than 97% at 800 °C and that the activity was maintained for 100 h during the reaction. The higher activity, conversion and stability of these catalysts are mainly related to the nano-crystalline nature of cubic Ce_1-x Zr _x O₂ producing strong interaction with finely dispersed nano-sized NiO _x crystallites.     

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide debinding in metal injection molding (MIM) process

The conventional debinding process in metal injection molding (MIM) is critical, environmentally unfriendly and time consuming. On the other hand, supercritical debinding is thought to be an effective method appropriate for eliminating the aforementioned inconvenience in the prior art. In this paper, supercritical debinding is compared with the conventional wicking debinding process. The binder removal rates in supercritical CO₂ have been measured at 333.15 K, 348.15 K, and 358.15 K in the pressure range from 20 MPa to 28 MPa. After sintering, the surface of the silver bodies were observed by using SEM. When the supercritical CO₂ debinding was carried out at 348.15 K, all the paraffin wax (71 wt% of binder mixture) was removed in 2 hours under 28 MPa and in 2.5 hours under 25 MPa. We also studied the cosolvent effects on the binder removal rate in the supercritical CO₂ debinding. It was found that the addition of non-polar cosolvent (n-hexane) dramatically improves the binder removal rate (more than 2 times) for the paraffin wax-based binder system. This paper is dedicated to Dr. Youn Yong Lee on the occasion of his retirement from Korea Institute of Science and Technology.     

Glass Transition Temperature in Microcellular Foaming Process with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: A Review

In microcellular foaming process, the glass transition temperature (T_g) of polymer determines foaming temperature and has an effect on the other physical properties of polymer. In thisstudy, an evaluation of the current state of understanding for T_g was reviewed. Inaddition, we focused on the establishment and advancement of three main widely-used models that predict T_g (i.e. Chow model, Cha-Yoon model and Condo - Sanchez model). The comparisons of the three T_g-prediction models, with attention being given to their ownadvantages, disadvantages and scopes of application provide a reference for the further study.     

Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane Over Nanocomposite Ni/ZrO2 Catalysts

A systematic study of the size effect of zirconia nanocrystals on nickel-catalyzed reforming of methane with CO₂ shows that extremely stable Ni/ZrO₂ catalysts are obtainable by hydrogen reduction of impregnated nickel nitrate on zirconia particles with sizes less than 25 nm. The same preparation method with larger particles of zirconia results in catalyst samples that deactivate rapidly in the reforming reaction. Comprehensive characterization with XRD, TPR/TPD, and TEM shows that the stable Ni/ZrO₂ catalysts are better described as nanocomposites of size comparable to Ni metal (9-15 nm) and zirconia (7-25 nm) nanoparticles. The high percentage of the Ni-zirconia boundary or perimeter in the nanocomposite catalysts is believed to be crucial for the extremely stable catalytic activity.     

Ultrastable Covalent Triazine Organic Framework Based on Anthracene Moiety as Platform for High-Performance Carbon Dioxide Adsorption and Supercapacitors

Conductive and porous nitrogen-rich materials have great potential as supercapacitor electrode materials. The exceptional efficiency of such compounds, however, is dependent on their larger surface area and the level of nitrogen doping. To address these issues, we synthesized a porous covalent triazine framework (An-CTFs) based on 9,10-dicyanoanthracene (An-CN) units through an ionothermal reaction in the presence of different molar ratios of molten zinc chloride (ZnCl₂) at 400 and 500 °C, yielding An-CTF-10-400, An-CTF-20-400, An-CTF-10-500, and An-CTF-20-500 microporous materials. According to N₂ adsorption–desorption analyses (BET), these An-CTFs produced exceptionally high specific surface areas ranging from 406–751 m²·g⁻¹. Furthermore, An-CTF-10-500 had a capacitance of 589 F·g⁻¹, remarkable cycle stability up to 5000 cycles, up to 95% capacity retention, and strong CO₂ adsorption capacity up to 5.65 mmol·g⁻¹ at 273 K. As a result, our An-CTFs are a good alternative for both electrochemical energy storage and CO₂ uptake.     

Extraction of Lysozyme Using Reverse Micelles and Pressurized Carbon Dioxide

Abstract

Lysozyme was forward extracted in a reverse micellar process under conditions of varying ionic strength, pH, AOT level, and temperature both with and without high‐pressure CO₂. It was found that high‐pressure CO₂ reduced the extraction time under all conditions tested and increased the amount of protein transferred. Reasons for this are discussed. In addition, the CO₂ stripped lysozyme from the micelles efficiently, avoiding the need for the usual back extraction for purification.     

CO2 Absorption Behavior with a Novel Random Packing: Super Mini Ring

Abstract

For the purpose of capturing CO₂ from flue gas the absorption of CO₂ into an aqueous solution of monoethanolamine was measured by using a column packed with a novel packing, Super Mini Ring (SMR). The SMR gave a higher absorption performance relative to pall ring packing due to a larger effective surface area and also reduced the frictional pressure gradient. The absorption mechanism was observed to be mainly gas phase controlling. It was concluded that for the treatment of flue gas the SMR packing could reduce the height of the absorption column by 20% relative to a pall ring packed column.     

Syngas Stoichiometric Adjustment for Methanol Production and Co-Capture of Carbon Dioxide by Pressure Swing Adsorption

Methanol is an important raw material in industry and is commonly produced from syngas. The stoichiometric ratio (H₂–CO₂)/(CO + CO₂) of the methanol synthesis reactor feed stream must be adjusted to approximately 2.1. In this study, the replacement of the solvent unit within a coal to methanol process by a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) unit is proposed. The PSA produces a hydrogen enriched stream, to adjust the stoichiometric ratio of the methanol feed stream, and simultaneously captures the carbon dioxide for future sequestration. The feed flow rate is sub divided into eight 4-bed PSA units, operated with a defined phase lag between them in order to flatten the products (composition and flow rate) oscillations. The results show that the stoichiometric adjustment is possible and that oscillations on the products flow rate and composition are reduced to less than 3%. A carbon dioxide stream of 95.15% is obtained with a recovery of 94.2% and a productivity of 82.7 mol CO₂/kg/day. The power consumption of the global process is 119.7 MW, which includes the requirements for the rinse stream (64.4 MW) and the compression of the CO₂ product to 110 bar for sequestration (55.3 MW).     

The modelling and experimental study on molecular diffusion coefficient of CO2 in N-methyl pyrolidone

In this study, batchwise absorption of CO₂ in N-methyl pyrolidone (NMP) was experimentally performed at different conditions using pressure decay method, and as a result, the equilibrium data, Henry’s law constants, and kinetic data were reported. It was shown that solubility and diffusivity are two important factors affecting the kinetic behaviour of the system. This absorption system was mathematically modelled using Fick’s second law accompanied by a time-dependent boundary condition. Thus, the diffusion coefficients of CO₂ in NMP were calculated under different operating conditions by means of the experimental kinetic data. Furthermore, the influence of temperature and pressure on the diffusion coefficient of CO₂ in NMP was analysed.     

CuO Modified by 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane and Its Application to CO2 Separation

7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinomethane (TCNQ) was added to polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/CuO composites to modify and prevent agglomeration of the particles, and thus the CuO particles were well dispersed to a small size, thereby increasing CO₂ solubility and separation performance. When the separation performance of the PVP/CuO/TCNQ composite membrane was measured for CO₂/N₂ gases, a CO₂ separation of about 174 was measured. This improvement in performance was attributed to the fact that TCNQ was applied to PVP and CuO to prevent agglomeration between particles with surface modification. Due to TCNQ, CuO could be dispersed to a small size in PVP; the bonds between chains in PVP weakened; the interaction between molecules weakened; and the free volume increased, as confirmed by FT-IR, TGA, and UV–Vis spectroscopy.     

乙二胺/磷酸溶液化学吸收法烟气脱硫的研究

提出了一种有机胺吸收二氧化硫的新型烟气脱硫工艺,并建立了有机胺吸收烟气中二氧化硫的气液平衡模型,首次较好预测了二氧化硫-乙二胺-磷酸水溶液体系的气液平衡。对比0.3mol?L?1乙二胺缓冲溶液的预测结果与实验结果,最大相对偏差不超过7%。同时,以乙二胺/磷酸混合溶液作为吸收剂,在φ30mm×600mm的填料塔中进行了逆流吸收和解吸实验,确定了实验室规模下适宜的吸收工艺条件:液气比L/G=0.6~1.0L?m?3,乙二胺浓度0.3mol?L?1,吸收液初始SO2浓度4~6g?L?1,pH值6.0~7.5;解吸工艺条件为:预热温度60℃,塔釜温度103℃,喷淋密度0.7m3?m?2?h?1,富液中SO2浓度14~16g?L?1。进一步的经济分析表明,乙二胺/磷酸法脱硫费用相当于石灰石法的1/3,低于氨法和新近开发的NADS法,具有较好的经济性。