IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/appene/v324y2022ics0306261922008807.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Novel alkanolamine-based biphasic solvent for CO2 capture with low energy consumption and phase change mechanism analysis

Author

Listed:
  • Hu, Hangtian
  • Fang, Mengxiang
  • Liu, Fei
  • Wang, Tao
  • Xia, Zhixiang
  • Zhang, Wei
  • Ge, Chunliang
  • Yuan, Jingjuan

Abstract

Biphasic solvents for CO2 capture have received significant attention due to their potential for energy conservation. However, traditional biphasic solvents result in highly viscous CO2 rich-phases and high amine losses. To overcome these drawbacks, we have developed a novel alkanolamine-based biphasic solvent by blending 2-(methylamino) ethanol (MAE), 3-(dimethylamino)propan-1-ol (3DMA1P), diethylene glycol dimethyl ether (DGM), and water. The aqueous MAE/3DMA1P/DGM solvent showed a cyclic capacity of 0.45 mol CO2/mol amine, which is 1.8 times that of monoethanolamine (MEA), and a desorption rate and regeneration efficiency twice those of MEA. The viscosity of the biphasic solvents can be reduced to 13.12 mPa⋅s at 313 K, which is lower than that of reported biphasic solvents. The evaluated regeneration energy was 2.33 GJ/ton CO2. Cation chromatography measurements revealed the tendency of MAE to accumulate in the CO2-rich phase with increasing CO2 absorption loading. Quantitative 13C NMR analyses were performed to investigate the species distribution in both phases, and DGM was found to be the major component of the CO2-lean phase. Different solubilities of the MAE molecules and MAE carbamate in DGM resulted in phase separation. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations on the CO2-unloaded and CO2-loaded solutions verified the phase separation mechanism. MAE molecules tended to cluster, and the interactions between MAE and DGM dropped significantly, with increasing DGM concentration.

Suggested Citation

  • Hu, Hangtian & Fang, Mengxiang & Liu, Fei & Wang, Tao & Xia, Zhixiang & Zhang, Wei & Ge, Chunliang & Yuan, Jingjuan, 2022. "Novel alkanolamine-based biphasic solvent for CO2 capture with low energy consumption and phase change mechanism analysis," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 324(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:324:y:2022:i:c:s0306261922008807
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119570
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261922008807
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119570?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. El Hadri, Nabil & Quang, Dang Viet & Goetheer, Earl L.V. & Abu Zahra, Mohammad R.M., 2017. "Aqueous amine solution characterization for post-combustion CO2 capture process," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 185(P2), pages 1433-1449.
    2. Shen, Yao & Jiang, Chenkai & Zhang, Shihan & Chen, Jun & Wang, Lidong & Chen, Jianmeng, 2018. "Biphasic solvent for CO2 capture: Amine property-performance and heat duty relationship," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 230(C), pages 726-733.
    3. Zhou, Xiaobin & Jing, Guohua & Lv, Bihong & Liu, Fan & Zhou, Zuoming, 2019. "Low-viscosity and efficient regeneration of carbon dioxide capture using a biphasic solvent regulated by 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 235(C), pages 379-390.
    4. Liu, Fei & Fang, Mengxiang & Dong, Wenfeng & Wang, Tao & Xia, Zhixiang & Wang, Qinhui & Luo, Zhongyang, 2019. "Carbon dioxide absorption in aqueous alkanolamine blends for biphasic solvents screening and evaluation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 233, pages 468-477.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Wang, Rujie & Zhao, Huajun & Qi, Cairao & Yang, Xiaotong & Zhang, Shihan & Li, Ming & Wang, Lidong, 2022. "Novel tertiary amine-based biphasic solvent for energy-efficient CO2 capture with low corrosivity," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 260(C).
    2. Zhou, Xiaobin & Liu, Chao & Zhang, Jie & Fan, Yinming & Zhu, Yinian & Zhang, Lihao & Tang, Shen & Mo, Shengpeng & Zhu, Hongxiang & Zhu, Zongqiang, 2023. "Novel 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol-based biphasic solvent for energy-efficient carbon dioxide capture using tetraethylenepentamine as a phase change regulator," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 270(C).
    3. Wang, Rujie & Liu, Shanshan & Wang, Lidong & Li, Qiangwei & Zhang, Shihan & Chen, Bo & Jiang, Lei & Zhang, Yifeng, 2019. "Superior energy-saving splitter in monoethanolamine-based biphasic solvents for CO2 capture from coal-fired flue gas," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 242(C), pages 302-310.
    4. Shen, Yao & Chen, Han & Wang, Junliang & Zhang, Shihan & Jiang, Chenkai & Ye, Jiexu & Wang, Lidong & Chen, Jianmeng, 2020. "Two-stage interaction performance of CO2 absorption into biphasic solvents: Mechanism analysis, quantum calculation and energy consumption," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 260(C).
    5. Wang, Rujie & Jiang, Lei & Li, Qiangwei & Gao, Ge & Zhang, Shihan & Wang, Lidong, 2020. "Energy-saving CO2 capture using sulfolane-regulated biphasic solvent," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 211(C).
    6. Bihong, Lv & Kexuan, Yang & Xiaobin, Zhou & Zuoming, Zhou & Guohua, Jing, 2020. "2-Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol based non-aqueous absorbent for energy-efficient and non-corrosive carbon dioxide capture," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 264(C).
    7. Wang, Rujie & Yang, Yuying & Wang, Mengfan & Lin, Jinshan & Zhang, Shihan & An, Shanlong & Wang, Lidong, 2021. "Energy efficient diethylenetriamine–1-propanol biphasic solvent for CO2 capture: Experimental and theoretical study," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 290(C).
    8. Wang, Rujie & Zhao, Huajun & Yang, Xiaotong & Qi, Cairao & Zhao, Haonan & Zhang, Shihan & Li, Qiangwei & Li, Ping & Wang, Lidong, 2023. "Energy-efficient non-aqueous biphasic solvent for carbon capture: Absorption mechanism, phase evolution process, and non-corrosiveness," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 281(C).
    9. Yaofeng Xu & Shuai Deng & Li Zhao & Xiangzhou Yuan & Jianxin Fu & Shuangjun Li & Yawen Liang & Junyao Wang & Jun Zhao, 2019. "Application of the Thermodynamic Cycle to Assess the Energy Efficiency of Amine-Based Absorption of Carbon Capture," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-20, June.
    10. Wang, Rujie & Liu, Shanshan & Li, Qiangwei & Zhang, Shihan & Wang, Lidong & An, Shanlong, 2021. "CO2 capture performance and mechanism of blended amine solvents regulated by N-methylcyclohexyamine," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 215(PB).
    11. Zhang, Shihan & Shen, Yao & Wang, Lidong & Chen, Jianmeng & Lu, Yongqi, 2019. "Phase change solvents for post-combustion CO2 capture: Principle, advances, and challenges," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 239(C), pages 876-897.
    12. Luo, Xiaobo & Wang, Meihong, 2017. "Study of solvent-based carbon capture for cargo ships through process modelling and simulation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 195(C), pages 402-413.
    13. Zhang, Weifeng & Xu, Yuanlong & Wang, Qiuhua, 2022. "Coupled CO2 absorption and mineralization with low-concentration monoethanolamine," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 241(C).
    14. Zhang, Xiaowen & Zhang, Rui & Liu, Helei & Gao, Hongxia & Liang, Zhiwu, 2018. "Evaluating CO2 desorption performance in CO2-loaded aqueous tri-solvent blend amines with and without solid acid catalysts," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 218(C), pages 417-429.
    15. Alivand, Masood S. & Mazaheri, Omid & Wu, Yue & Stevens, Geoffrey W. & Scholes, Colin A. & Mumford, Kathryn A., 2019. "Development of aqueous-based phase change amino acid solvents for energy-efficient CO2 capture: The role of antisolvent," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 256(C).
    16. Zhang, Rui & Yang, Qi & Yu, Bing & Yu, Hai & Liang, Zhiwu, 2018. "Toward to efficient CO2 capture solvent design by analyzing the effect of substituent type connected to N-atom," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 144(C), pages 1064-1072.
    17. Chang, Chih-Chang & Huang, Wei-Hao & Mai, Van-Phung & Tsai, Jia-Shiuan & Yang, Ruey-Jen, 2021. "Experimental investigation into energy harvesting of NaCl droplet flow over graphene supported by silicon dioxide," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 229(C).
    18. Muhammad Asif & Muhammad Suleman & Ihtishamul Haq & Syed Asad Jamal, 2018. "Post‐combustion CO2 capture with chemical absorption and hybrid system: current status and challenges," Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 8(6), pages 998-1031, December.
    19. Zhou, Xiaobin & Liu, Chao & Fan, Yinming & Zhang, Lihao & Tang, Shen & Mo, Shengpeng & Zhu, Yinian & Zhu, Zongqiang, 2022. "Energy-efficient carbon dioxide capture using a novel low-viscous secondary amine-based nonaqueous biphasic solvent: Performance, mechanism, and thermodynamics," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 255(C).
    20. Wang, Dandan & Li, Sheng & Liu, Feng & Gao, Lin & Sui, Jun, 2018. "Post combustion CO2 capture in power plant using low temperature steam upgraded by double absorption heat transformer," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 227(C), pages 603-612.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:324:y:2022:i:c:s0306261922008807. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405891/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.