Journal of Membrane Science ( IF 8.4 ) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 , DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121870 Kaili Xue , Guoxiong Zhan , Xiaona Wu , Heng Zhang , Zhen Chen , Haiping Chen , Junhua Li
To develop an energy-efficient and available carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technique with amine-based solvents and membrane contactors (MCs), an innovative technological route was proposed to remove CO2 from industrial flue gas by coupling MCs with catalyst-aided solvent regeneration (MC-CR). A laboratory-scale experimental setup with ceramic membrane module was then designed and built to accurately estimate the performance of the MC-CR route, using aqueous monoethanolamine (MEA) and powder metatitanic acid [TiO(OH)2] as the solvent and catalyst, respectively. The results indicated that the nanofluid effect of the catalyst reduced the mass transfer resistance and promoted a concentration change in the liquid film, resulting in a high CO2 absorption rate.The surface acidic sites of TiO(OH)2 boosted the process of proton transfer in the solvent, thus facilitating the decomposition of carbamate. The CO2 capture efficiency increased by 9.48% and the energy consumption of solvent regeneration considerably decreased by 40.8% at dosage of 2 wt% TiO(OH)2. In addition, matched pressure regulation for gas–liquid flow in the MCs effectively avoided membrane fouling and wetting after 180 min continuous operation. Industrial-scale simulation indicated that the MC-CR route achieved a low capture cost at $46.7/t CO2, a decrease of 28% compared with the cost of the traditional route. This study established the groundwork for developing MC technology as an effective approach for low-cost industrial CO2 capture.
中文翻译:
膜接触器和催化溶剂再生的集成可有效捕获二氧化碳
为了开发一种利用胺基溶剂和膜接触器(MC)的节能且可用的二氧化碳(CO 2)捕集技术,提出了一种通过胺基溶剂与膜接触器(MC)耦合从工业烟气中去除CO 2的创新技术路线再生(MC-CR)。然后设计并建造了带有陶瓷膜模块的实验室规模实验装置,以准确评估 MC-CR 路线的性能,使用水性单乙醇胺 (MEA) 和粉末偏钛酸 [TiO(OH) 2 ] 作为溶剂和催化剂,分别。结果表明,催化剂的纳米流体效应降低了传质阻力,促进了液膜浓度变化,导致CO产率较高。2吸收率。TiO(OH) 2的表面酸性位点促进了溶剂中质子的转移过程,从而促进了氨基甲酸酯的分解。TiO(OH) 2用量为2 wt%时, CO 2捕集效率提高了9.48%,溶剂再生能耗显着降低了40.8% 。此外,MC中气液流的匹配压力调节有效地避免了连续运行180分钟后的膜污染和润湿。工业规模模拟表明,MC-CR 路线实现了 46.7 美元/t CO 2的低捕集成本,较传统航线成本下降28%。这项研究为开发 MC 技术作为低成本工业 CO 2捕集的有效方法奠定了基础。