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Zhou X, Wang D, Liu C, Jing G, Lv B, Wang D. Enhancing CO 2 capture of an aminoethylethanolamine-based non-aqueous absorbent by using tertiary amine as a proton-transfer mediator: From performance to mechanism. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 140:146-156. [PMID: 38331496 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
Abstract
Non-aqueous absorbents (NAAs) have attracted increasing attention for CO2 capture because of their great energy-saving potential. Primary diamines which can provide high CO2 absorption loading are promising candidates for formulating NAAs but suffer disadvantages in regenerability. In this study, a promising strategy that using tertiary amines (TAs) as proton-transfer mediators was proposed to enhance the regenerability of an aminoethylethanolamine (AEEA, diamine)/dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) (A/D) NAA. Surprisingly, some employed TAs such as N,N-diethylaminoethanol (DEEA), N,N,N',N'',N''-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA), 3-dimethylamino-1-propanol (3DMA1P), and N,N-dimethylethanolamine (DMEA) enhanced not only the regenerability of the A/D NAA but also the CO2 absorption performance. Specifically, the CO2 absorption loading and cyclic loading were increased by about 12.7% and 15.5%-22.7%, respectively. The TA-enhanced CO2 capture mechanism was comprehensively explored via nuclear magnetic resonance technique and quantum chemical calculations. During CO2 absorption, the TA acted as an ultimate proton acceptor for AEEA-zwitterion and enabled more AEEA to form carbamate species (AEEACOO-) to store CO2, thus enhancing CO2 absorption. For CO2 desorption, the TA first provided protons directly to AEEACOO- as a proton donor; moreover, it functioned as a proton carrier and facilitated the low-energy step-wise proton transfer from protonated AEEA to AEEACOO-. Consequently, the presence of TA made it easier for AEEACOO- to obtain protons to decompose, resulting in enhanced CO2 desorption. In a word, introducing the TA as a proton-transfer mediator into the A/D NAA enhanced both the CO2 absorption performance and the regenerability, which was an efficient way to "kill two birds with one stone".
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- Xiaobin Zhou
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.
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Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Liu Q, Guo X, Cao Y, Xu N, Qi T, Chen Y, Chen S. Energy-efficient carbon dioxide capture using piperazine (PZ) activated EMEA+DEEA water lean solvent: performance and mechanism. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Meng F, Ju T, Han S, Lin L, Li J, Chen K, Jiang J. Study on biogas upgrading characteristics and reaction mechanism of low energy consumption 2-Amino-2-methylpropanol (AMP)/piperazine (PZ)/H2O mixed amines. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Nakrak S, Tontiwachwuthikul P, Gao H, Liang Z, Sema T. Comprehensive mass transfer analysis of CO 2 absorption in high potential ternary AMP-PZ-MEA solvent using three-level factorial design. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:10001-10023. [PMID: 36066795 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22819-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Mass transfer of CO2 absorption in 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) - piperazine (PZ) - monoethanolamine (MEA) was statistically investigated in terms of overall mass transfer coefficient ([Formula: see text]) and CO2 removal percentage. The parameters of interest were lean solvent flux (A), rich gas flux (B), CO2 loading in the lean solvent (C), and ratio of the sampling height to the total column height [Formula: see text] (D). From ANOVA, A was the most impactable parameter on both responses with three-quarters of the overall contribution. Regarding the three-level factorial design, a second-order polynomial increasing trend of [Formula: see text] was observed as C and/or D increased. Additionally, [Formula: see text] linearly increased as A increased but was not affected by B. On the other hand, the CO2 removal percentage linearly increased as A and/or D increased but linearly decreased as B and/or C increased. Surface analysis suggested the optimum condition for both responses at a high level of A, low level of B, low level of C, and middle level of D. In this work, D was statistically investigated and included in the predictive correlation for [Formula: see text] for the first time. The main advantage of the proposed correlation over the recently reported correlations was that it did not require a measurement of CO2 partial pressure along the column height. For each amine component in the blend, (i) AMP played a positive key role in cyclic capacity and solvent regeneration duty, (ii) PZ enhanced transfer rate, and (iii) MEA elevated total amine concentration. As a result, 1.5:1.5:3 was recommended due to (i) elevations of 68.2% [Formula: see text], 14% CO2 removal percentage, 15.1% absorption capacity, and 66.7% cyclic capacity and (ii) reduction of 50% regeneration duty compared with 5 M MEA. With respect to the other literature-reported solvents, AMP-PZ-MEA is very competitive in terms of transfer coefficient, cyclic capacity, and solvent regeneration heat duty.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sukanya Nakrak
- Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Clean Energy Technologies Research Institute (CETRi), Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, SK, S4S0A2, Canada
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- Joint International Center for CO2 Capture and Storage (iCCS), Provincial Hunan Key Laboratory for Cost-Effective Utilization of Fossil Fuel Aimed at Reducing CO2 Emissions, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Joint International Center for CO2 Capture and Storage (iCCS), Provincial Hunan Key Laboratory for Cost-Effective Utilization of Fossil Fuel Aimed at Reducing CO2 Emissions, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Novel assessment of highly efficient polyamines for post-combustion CO2 capture: absorption heat, reaction rate, CO2 cyclic capacity, and phase change behavior. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Tan Z, Zhang S, Yue X, Zhao F, Xi F, Yan D, Ling H, Zhang R, Tang F, You K, Luo H, Zhang X. Attapulgite as a cost-effective catalyst for low-energy consumption amine-based CO2 capture. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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