Abstract
Two polyethylenimine impregnated mesocellular foam silica sorbents (PEI-80a and PEI-80b) were evaluated for capturing CO 2 from 420 ppm of CO 2 in N 2 under both dry and humid conditions. A fixed bed adsorption setup was used to evaluate the CO 2 uptake under isothermal conditions between 33 and 81 °C with a gas flow of 200 mL/min. Under dry conditions, the highest capacity was observed at 46 and 52 °C for PEI-80a (1.29 mmol/g) and at 46 °C for PEI-80b (1.94 mmol/g). There was negligible uptake of CO 2 at 81 °C, indicating possible regeneration at relatively low temperatures. For PEI-80b, the introduction of moisture (0.5 and 2% mol-H 2 O in feed gas) yielded up to 53% enhancement in capacity. Higher moisture levels (3% mol-H 2 O) appeared to be detrimental to the CO 2 uptake. The highest capacity of 2.52 mmol/g was achieved at a temperature of 46 °C and a moisture level of 2% mol-H 2 O.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3293-3303 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Feb 2019 |
Keywords
- Moisture determination
- Silica
- Flow of gases
- Moisture