An experimental and theoretical study on the effects of amine chain length on CO2 absorption performance

To explore the effect of amine chain length on CO₂ absorption performance, the reaction kinetics of CO₂ absorption in aqueous 1-dimethylamino-2-propanol (DMA2P), 1-diethylamino-2-propanol (DEA2P), 2-(methylamino)ethanol (MAE), and 2-(ethylamino)ethanol (EAE) solutions with different concentrations were explored using the stopped-flow apparatus. Additionally, Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations were conducted to examine the reaction mechanism and the free energy barrier of the elementary reactions underlying CO₂ absorption in these four aqueous amine solutions. Kinetic models for CO₂ absorption in tertiary amines and secondary amines were established, based on the base-catalyzed hydration mechanism and the zwitterion mechanism, respectively, both of which perform well in predicting the relationship between k₀ and the amine concentration. The free energy barrier obtained by DFT is consistent with the activation energy barrier trend obtained by experiment. In addition, the effect of chain length on the free energy barrier was investigated through the chemical bond and weak interaction analysis.     

Kinetics and new mechanism study of CO2 absorption into water and tertiary amine solutions by stopped-Flow technique

The objective of the present work was to find the accurate kinetic models and mechanism for CO₂ absorption into tertiary amine solution, aiming at understanding the contribution of the CO₂ reaction with H₂O, OH⁻, and tertiary amines on the overall reaction rate. First, the kinetics of CO₂ absorption into water instead of a buffer solution were studied using the stopped-flow technique at 293–313 K, with initial CO₂ molar concentration of 1.1–37.3 mM. The experimental first-order reaction rate constant () was determined to be about 1000 times larger than the value for CO₂ absorption into buffer solution reported in the reference. The was then correlated by a proposed semiempirical model and a simplified theoretical model, giving the activation energy for CO₂ reacting with H₂O as fitted by the simplified theoretical model in good agreement with the value of previous research. Also, the pH values and hydroxyl ion concentrations of aqueous Diethylaminoethanol (DEEA) solutions were determined at 293–313 K, with DEEA molar concentration of 0.1–0.4 M and CO₂ loading of 0–0.626 mol/mol. In addition, the observed first-order reaction rate constant ( k_{0_DEEA} ) of binary DEEA-H₂O solution with DEEA molar concentration of 0.1–0.4 M reacting with CO₂ was determined at 293–313 K. It should be pointed out that the kinetic experiments of CO₂ absorption into DEEA solution was done with the molar ratio of DEEA to CO₂ fixed at 20. The values of k_{0_DEEA} were then fitted and predicted by four models (i.e., termolecular model, base-catalyzed model, the improved model, and Khalifah model). The results show the improved model and Khalifah model can predict k_{0_DEEA} well with an average absolute relative difference (AARD) <5%. The predicted results indicate that the contribution of OH⁻ to k_{0_DEEA} cannot be ignored for the absorption of CO₂ into tertiary amine solutions, and could be responsible for 50–70% of the total absorption reaction rate. Furthermore, the k₀ value of CO₂ absorption into aqueous triethanolamine and CO₂-loaded DEEA solution were further investigated and comprehensively discussed, suggesting that both pK _a and the CO₂ solubility affect k₀ , with pK _a having a much more significant effect. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 65: 652–661, 2019     

以MDEA为主体的混合胺溶液吸收CO2研究进展

综述了近年来乙醇胺、二乙醇胺、哌嗪、碳酸酐酶以及离子液体与N-甲基二乙醇胺的混合溶液用于CO2吸收的研究进展;分析了混合溶液的吸收机理和CO2吸收的动力学;讨论了混合溶液组成、体系温度、压力等对吸收性能的影响;并对该法未来的研究方向和发展前景进行了展望.     

New method of kinetic modeling for CO2 absorption into blended amine systems: A case of MEA/EAE/3DEA1P trisolvent blends

In order to establish an accurate kinetic model for the aqueous amine blends, monoethanolamine (MEA), 2-(ethylamino) ethanol (EAE), and 3-(diethylamino)-1-propanol (3DEA1P) have been chosen as a typical CO₂ absorption trisolvents. The reaction kinetics of aqueous amine blends with carbon dioxide have been investigated first combining experiments and molecular simulations. The stopped-flow technology has been used to obtain the observed reaction rate constant of the overall reactions over the temperature range of 293 to 313 K and at different amine concentrations. A theoretical kinetic model, based on the first-principles quantum-mechanical simulations, has been put forward to interpret the reactions between CO₂ and the aqueous trisolvent amine blends systems. The proposed model, based on the zwitterion mechanism and the base-catalyzed mechanism, shows good prediction with an acceptable absolute average deviation (AAD) of 6.32%, and has been found to be satisfactory in determining the kinetics of the involved complicated reactions.     

Comprehensive reaction kinetics model of CO2 absorption into 1-dimethylamino-2-propanol solution

In the present work, the kinetics of the reactive absorption of CO₂ in 1-dimethylamino-2-propanol (1DMA2P) solution were experimentally measured using a laminar jet absorber over a temperature range of 298–313 K, 1DMA2P concentration range of 0.5–2.0 mol/L, and CO₂ loading range of 0–0.06 mol CO₂/mol amine. The measured kinetics data were then used to develop a comprehensive numerical kinetics model using a FEM-based COMSOL software. The reaction rate model of the CO₂ absorption into 1DMA2P solution were then validated by comparing model rates with the experimental rates. An excellent agreement of model data with experimental data was achieved with an absolute average deviation (AAD) of 6.5%. In addition, vapor–liquid equilibrium plots of all ions in the 1DMA2P-H₂O-CO₂ system were also developed. Further, this work has provided an effective criterion for evaluating CO₂ absorption, that can be used for both the conventional amines and alternative amines for the purpose of providing guidelines or information on how to effectively screen solvents.     

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。     

Kinetics of CO2 absorption by aqueous 3‐(methylamino)propylamine solutions: Experimental results and modeling

Experimental data and a model for the initial kinetics of CO₂ into 3‐(methylamino)propylamine (MAPA) solutions are presented in work. MAPA has been tested as an activator for tertiary amines with encouraging results. The measurements were performed in a string of discs contactor and, as no initial kinetics data are available in literature, additional measurements were carried out and in a wetted wall column. The obtained overall mass‐transfer coefficients from both apparatuses are in reasonable agreement. To obtain values for the observed kinetic constant, , the experimental results were interpreted using a two‐film mass‐transfer model and invoking the pseudo‐first order assumption. Needed experimental values for density, viscosity, and Henry's law coefficient for CO₂ were measured and are given. The results indicate that MAPA is almost twice as fast as piperazine, eight times faster than 2‐(2‐aminoethyl‐amino)ethanol (AEEA), and 15 times faster than monoethanolamine, when comparing unloaded 1 M solutions at 25°C. The observed kinetic constant was modeled using the direct mechanism. The final expression for can be applied for any concentration and temperature within the experimental data range, and, together with the presented physical data, comprises a complete model for calculating absorption fluxes. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 60: 3792–3803, 2014     

Absorption of CO2 by aqueous diethanolamine (DEA) solutions in a high shear jet absorber

CO₂ diluted with N₂ was absorbed by aqueous DEA solutions in a high shear jet absorber consisting of a high pressure stainless steel vessel with a pressure nozzle at the top. The results show that equilibrium conditions can be rapidly reached under high shear conditions. CO₂ removal expressed by moles of CO₂ absorbed per mole of DEA increased with gas flow rate and decreased with liquid flow rate. The overall mass transfer capacity coefficient K_g a was found to increase with gas flow rate and solution concentration. K_g a went through a maximum with solution flow rate. Increasing the CO₂ partial pressure was found to decrease K_g a.     

碳酸锂碳化三相反应动力学研究

利用5 L的气液固三相机械搅拌反应器,研究了Li2CO3碳化三相反应动力学。对影响碳化过程的诸因素进行了深入的研究和探讨。结果表明,Li2CO3的碳化率随CO2压力、气流大小、搅拌速度的增大而增大;随反应温度、固体浓度、颗粒粒径、物料填充度的增大而减小。通过对实验数据的拟合得出实验范围内该过程的动力学方程;得出该过程受控于化学反应,并计算出了该过程的表观活化能-17.37 kJ/mol。该研究为Li2CO3碳化工艺条件的优化和反应器的设计等问题提供了基本理论依据。     

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。     

A comparative kinetics study of CO2 absorption into aqueous DEEA/MEA and DMEA/MEA blended solutions

The kinetics of CO₂ absorption into aqueous solutions of N,N‐diethylethanolamine (DEEA), and N,N‐dimethylethanolamine (DMEA), and their blends with monoethanolamine (MEA) have been studied in a stopped‐flow apparatus. The kinetics experiments were carried out at the concentrations of DEEA and DMEA varying from 0.075 to 0.175 kmol/m³, respectively, and that of MEA ranging between 0.0075 and 0.0175 kmol/m³, over the temperature range of 293–313 K. Two kinetics models are proposed to interpret the reaction in the blended amine systems and the results show that the model which incorporates the base‐catalyzed hydration mechanism and termolecular mechanism resulted in a better prediction. Furthermore, the kinetics behaviors of CO₂ absorption into two blended systems are comprehensively discussed according to their molecular structures. It can be concluded that the interaction between tertiary amines and primary amines as well as the alkyl chain length of tertiary amines have a significant influence on the kinetics. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 64: 1350–1358, 2018     

二氧化碳、碳酸氢盐与有机伯胺和仲胺反应机理

采用停留光谱法和核磁共振(氢谱)法系统地研究了二氧化碳(aq)、碳酸氢盐与一乙醇胺(MEA)、L-氨基丙醇(2-AP)、1-氨基-2-丙醇(1-AP)、N-甲基正丙胺(IBA)、3-氨基丙醇(3-AP)、二乙醇胺(DEA)、吗啉(MORP)、哌啶(PIPD)和4-哌啶甲醇(4-PIPDM)在水溶液中25℃下的反应动力学,阐明其反应机理,给出二氧化碳、碳酸氢盐与有机胺的反应速率常数、氨基甲酸盐质子化常数和氨基甲酸盐的稳定常数。研究发现:二氧化碳与伯胺和仲胺的反应速率常数与其氨基甲酸盐的稳定常数具有线性关系。发现氨基甲酸盐稳定常数代表液态有机胺(氨)分子的空间位阻效应、溶剂化效应和电子效应的协同作用,它对于设计新型液态有机胺分子具有重要理论指导作用。     

Determination of kinetics of CO2 absorption in solutions of 2‐amino‐2‐methyl‐1‐propanol using a microfluidic technique

The kinetics for the reactions of carbon dioxide with 2‐amine‐2‐methyl‐1‐propanol (AMP) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) in both aqueous and nonaqueous solutions were measured using a microfluidic method at a temperature range of 298–318 K. The mixtures of AMP‐water and AMP‐ethylene glycol were applied for the working systems. Gas‐liquid bubbly microflows were formed through a microsieve device and used to determine the reaction characteristics by online observation of the volume change of microbubbles at the initial flow stage. In this condition, a mathematical model according to zwitterion mechanism has been developed to predict the reaction kinetics. The predicted kinetics of CO₂ absorption in the AMP aqueous solution verified the reliability of the method by comparing with literatures’ results. Furthermore, the reaction rate parameters for the reaction of CO₂ with AMP in both solutions were determined. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 61: 4358–4366, 2015     

CO2 solubility in aqueous N-methylcyclohexylamine (MCA) and N-cyclohexyl-1,3-propanediamine (CHAP) solutions

N-methylcyclohexylamine (MCA) and N-cyclohexyl-1,3-propanediamine (CHAP) have been suggested, in mixtures with lipophilic amines, as potential phase change solvents for CO₂ capture applications, and subsequently studied as promising alternatives to monoethanolamine (MEA) for minimizing the desorber's energy requirements. In this study, new high pressure experimental data were obtained for the solubility of CO₂ in aqueous solutions containing MCA or CHAP at 313 and 333 K. The obtained data were used to parameterize the modified Kent–Eisenberg model. In this direction, CHAP was modeled assuming a “principle of independent reactivity,” that is, that the reactivity of each amine group does not depend on the potential reaction of the other one. It was shown that through this approach the model can be successfully applied to diamines using the relevant equations of amine mixtures.     

Linear relationships for modeling CO2 absorption in aqueous alkanolamine solutions in a thermodynamically consistent way

A thermodynamically consistent model for the carbon dioxide (CO₂) absorption in aqueous alkanolamine system is of great importance in the research and development of a CO₂ capture process. To facilitate the development of thermodynamic models, linear Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, and heat capacity relationships using well-known amines as reference are used to correlate the standard reference state properties of ionic species with those of molecular species in the electrolyte system, which has been approved to provide a reliable and consistent way to estimate required parameters when there is minimal or no appropriate experimental data available. The proposed relationships have been applied to the development of an electrolyte nonrandom two liquid (NRTL) activity coefficient model for CO₂ absorption in aqueous 1-amino-2-propanol (A2P) solution, as an example to demonstration the methodology. With limited vapor–liquid equilibrium data and other thermodynamic properties, the parameters in the electrolyte NRTL model are identified with good accuracy.     

Investigation mechanism of DEA as an activator on aqueous MEA solution for postcombustion CO2 capture

In this work, Diethanolamine (DEA) was considered as an activator to enhance the CO₂ capture performance of Monoethanolamine (MEA). The addition of DEA into MEA system was expected to improve disadvantages of MEA on regeneration heat, degradation, and corrosivity. To understand the reaction mechanism of blended MEA‐DEA solvent and CO₂, ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique was used to study the ions (MEACOO^‐, DEACOO^–, MEA, DEA, MEAH⁺, DEAH⁺, , ) speciation in the blended MEA‐DEA‐CO₂‐H₂O systems with CO₂ loading range from 0 to 0.7 mol CO₂/mol amine at the temperature of 301 K. The different ratios of MEA and DEA (MEA: DEA = 2.0:0, 1.5:0.5, 1.0:1.0, and 0:2.0) were studied to comprehensively investigate the role of DEA in the system of MEA‐DEA‐CO₂‐H₂O. The results revealed that DEA performs the coordinative role at the low CO₂ loading and the competitive role at high CO₂ loading. Additionally, the mechanism was also proposed to interpret the reaction process of the blended solvent with CO₂. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 64: 2515–2525, 2018     

CaO/FA吸收剂高温吸收CO2及穿透特性

利用完全煅烧后的CaO和粉煤灰（Fly Ash）为材料制备了CaO/FA吸收剂。在350~650℃温度范围内对其碳酸化反应特性进行了研究。考察了不同质量比的CaO/FA吸收剂吸收CO2的性能。利用XRD、N2吸附等表征手段对吸收剂反应前后产物进行了表征。结果表明：通过水合反应过程,吸收剂比表面积增大,孔径在5~40nm范围内属于中孔,有利于减小CO2向颗粒内部的扩散阻力。CaO/FA吸收剂CO2吸收量随温度的升高而增加。当CaO与粉煤灰的质量比为3:1时制备的吸收剂具有最好的CO2吸收能力,在650℃时其最大CO2吸收量达到了227.13mg/g。通过多次循环试验后,吸附剂仍保持较高的CO2吸收量与稳定吸收性能。失活模型可以很好地预测CaO/FA吸收剂吸收CO2的过程,并得到了理想的吸收速率常数和失活速率常数。     

Oligo(ethylene oxide) side‐chain steric screening effects on conductimetric properties of grafted poly(4‐vinylpyridinium) salts in aqueous solutions

A set of poly[N‐oligo(ethylene oxide)yl 4‐vinylpyridinium tosylate] (P4VOEOOTs) has been prepared by spontaneous polymerization of 4‐vinylpyridine. This method gives a grafted polyelectrolyte having a positive charge on every backbone pyridinic moiety. The P4VP15Ts, P4VP164Ts, P4VP350Ts and P4VP750Ts aqueous solution conductivities were determined in the concentration range from 6 × 10^?4 to 10^?2 M at 25 °C. The variation of the conductivity versus concentration of the investigated system exhibits typical polyelectrolyte behaviour. The polyelectrolyte mobility was found to be dependent on the oligo(ethylene oxide) (OEO) side‐chain length. Manning's rod‐like model fails to describe these results. A simple steric effect is proposed to explain the influence of the OEO length. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry