Carbon dioxide absorption with aqueous potassium carbonate promoted by piperazine |
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Authors: | J.Tim Cullinane |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemical Engineering, 1, University Station C0400, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA |
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Abstract: | Many commercial processes for the removal of carbon dioxide from high-pressure gases use aqueous potassium carbonate systems promoted by secondary amines. This paper presents thermodynamic and kinetic data for aqueous potassium carbonate promoted by piperazine. Research has been performed at typical absorber conditions for the removal of CO2 from flue gas.Piperazine, used as an additive in 20- potassium carbonate, was investigated in a wetted-wall column using a concentration of at 40-80°C. The addition of piperazine to a potassium carbonate system decreases the CO2 equilibrium partial pressure by approximately 85% at intermediate CO2 loading. The distribution of piperazine species in the solution was determined by proton NMR. Using the speciation data and relevant equilibrium constants, a model was developed to predict system speciation and equilibrium.The addition of piperazine to potassium carbonate increases the rate of CO2 absorption by an order of magnitude at 60°C. The rate of CO2 absorption in the promoted solution compares favorably to that of MEA. The addition of piperazine to potassium carbonate increases the heat of absorption from 3.7 to . The capacity ranges from 0.4 to for PZ/K2CO3 solutions, comparing favorably with other amines. |
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Keywords: | Absorption CO2 removal Gas treating Kinetics Phase equilibria Separations |
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