CO2 absorption in flat membrane microstructured contactors of different wettability using aqueous solution of NaOH

CO2 absorption in solutions of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) was performed in three membrane/mesh microstructured contactors: a single-channel polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane contactor, a nickel mesh contactor and an eight-channel PTFE membrane contactor. A membrane/mesh was used to achieve gas/li...

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Main Authors: Constantinou Achilleas, Barrass Simon, Gavriilidis Asterios
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-11-01
Series:Green Processing and Synthesis
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2017-0024
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description CO2 absorption in solutions of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) was performed in three membrane/mesh microstructured contactors: a single-channel polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane contactor, a nickel mesh contactor and an eight-channel PTFE membrane contactor. A membrane/mesh was used to achieve gas/liquid mass transfer without dispersion of one phase within the other. The PTFE membrane consisted of a pure PTFE layer 20 μm thick laminated onto a polypropylene (PP) layer of 80 μm thickness. The pure PTFE layer contained pores of ~0.5 to 5 μm diameter and was hydrophobic, while the PP layer consisted of rectangular openings of 0.8 mm×0.324 mm and was hydrophilic. The nickel mesh was 25 μm thick and contained pores of 25 μm diameter and was hydrophilic. Experiments were performed with a 2 m NaOH solution and an inlet feed of 20 vol % CO2/N2 gas mixture. Numerical simulations matched reasonably well the experimental data. CO2 removal efficiency increased by increasing the NaOH concentration, the gas residence time and the exchange area between gas and liquid. Higher removal of CO2 was achieved when the PP was in the gas side rather than in the liquid side, due to lower mass transfer resistance of the gas phase. For the same reason, CO2 removal efficiency was higher for the eight-channel PTFE contactor compared to the nickel mesh contactor. Average CO2 flux was higher for the eight-channel contactor (8×10−3 mol/min·cm2 with PP on the gas side) compared to the nickel mesh contactor (3×10−3 mol/min·cm2) for the same gas and liquid residence times. The eight-channel PTFE membrane contactor removed around 72% of CO2 in 1.2 s gas residence time, demonstrating the potential for CO2 absorption using flat membrane contactors.
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spelling doaj.art-9f5f02995bc444b4bf4580b53d746aaa2022-12-21T23:28:55ZengDe GruyterGreen Processing and Synthesis2191-95422191-95502018-11-017647147610.1515/gps-2017-0024CO2 absorption in flat membrane microstructured contactors of different wettability using aqueous solution of NaOHConstantinou Achilleas0Barrass Simon1Gavriilidis Asterios2Division of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UKDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UKDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UKCO2 absorption in solutions of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) was performed in three membrane/mesh microstructured contactors: a single-channel polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane contactor, a nickel mesh contactor and an eight-channel PTFE membrane contactor. A membrane/mesh was used to achieve gas/liquid mass transfer without dispersion of one phase within the other. The PTFE membrane consisted of a pure PTFE layer 20 μm thick laminated onto a polypropylene (PP) layer of 80 μm thickness. The pure PTFE layer contained pores of ~0.5 to 5 μm diameter and was hydrophobic, while the PP layer consisted of rectangular openings of 0.8 mm×0.324 mm and was hydrophilic. The nickel mesh was 25 μm thick and contained pores of 25 μm diameter and was hydrophilic. Experiments were performed with a 2 m NaOH solution and an inlet feed of 20 vol % CO2/N2 gas mixture. Numerical simulations matched reasonably well the experimental data. CO2 removal efficiency increased by increasing the NaOH concentration, the gas residence time and the exchange area between gas and liquid. Higher removal of CO2 was achieved when the PP was in the gas side rather than in the liquid side, due to lower mass transfer resistance of the gas phase. For the same reason, CO2 removal efficiency was higher for the eight-channel PTFE contactor compared to the nickel mesh contactor. Average CO2 flux was higher for the eight-channel contactor (8×10−3 mol/min·cm2 with PP on the gas side) compared to the nickel mesh contactor (3×10−3 mol/min·cm2) for the same gas and liquid residence times. The eight-channel PTFE membrane contactor removed around 72% of CO2 in 1.2 s gas residence time, demonstrating the potential for CO2 absorption using flat membrane contactors.https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2017-0024co2 capturemembrane contactormicrostructured contactornaoh absorbent
spellingShingle Constantinou Achilleas
Barrass Simon
Gavriilidis Asterios
CO2 absorption in flat membrane microstructured contactors of different wettability using aqueous solution of NaOH
Green Processing and Synthesis
co2 capture
membrane contactor
microstructured contactor
naoh absorbent
title CO2 absorption in flat membrane microstructured contactors of different wettability using aqueous solution of NaOH
title_full CO2 absorption in flat membrane microstructured contactors of different wettability using aqueous solution of NaOH
title_fullStr CO2 absorption in flat membrane microstructured contactors of different wettability using aqueous solution of NaOH
title_full_unstemmed CO2 absorption in flat membrane microstructured contactors of different wettability using aqueous solution of NaOH
title_short CO2 absorption in flat membrane microstructured contactors of different wettability using aqueous solution of NaOH
title_sort co2 absorption in flat membrane microstructured contactors of different wettability using aqueous solution of naoh
topic co2 capture
membrane contactor
microstructured contactor
naoh absorbent
url https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2017-0024
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