Abstract
Postcombustion carbon capture using a chemical absorbent is a promising technology to reduce CO2 emission. However, the overall construction and operating costs remain a major challenge. In order to intensify the absorption process and to reduce these costs, a novel dynamic polarity structured packing (DP packing) with alternate patterns of surface polarity has been developed to enhance local macro-scale turbulence within the advanced viscous solvent to reduce the mass transfer diffusion resistance. Three DP structured packings that incorporate multiple polymeric materials were fabricated using three-dimensional printing technique and evaluated through parametric testing using a bench-scale integrated CO2 capture unit with 76.2 mm ID absorber. At optimized operating conditions, the DP packing showed a relative 22.7% increase in absorption and 20.0% decrease in energy penalty.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e17570 |
Journal | AICHE Journal |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors acknowledge the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S. DOE, NETL) for the financial support of this project (DE‐FE0031661).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Keywords
- CO capture
- aqueous amine
- dynamic polarity packing
- mass transfer intensification
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Environmental Engineering
- Chemical Engineering (all)