Theoretical investigations on the effect of absorbent type on carbon dioxide capture in hollow-fiber membrane contactors

Saeed Shirazian, Ali Taghvaie Nakhjiri, Amir Heydarinasab and Mahdi Ghadiri

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-15

Abstract: Chemical absorption of carbon dioxide from flue or natural gas in hollow-fiber membrane contactors (HFMCs) has been one of the most beneficial techniques to alleviate its emission into the environment. A theoretical research study was done to investigate the change in membrane specifications and operating conditions on CO2 absorption using different alkanolamine solvents. The mathematical model was developed for a parallel counter-current fluid flow through a HFMC. The developed model’s equations were solved based on finite element method. The simulations revealed that the increase in membrane porosity, length and the number of fibers has a positive impact on CO2 removal, while the gas flow rate and tortuosity enhancement resulted in the reduction of CO2 absorption. Furthermore, it was found that 4-diethylamino-2-butanol (DEAB) with approximately 100% CO2 absorption is suggested as the best solvent in this system, but ethyl-ethanolamine (EEA) with only 46% CO2 absorption had the lowest capacity for CO2 absorption (DEAB>MEA>EDA>MDEA>TEA>EEA). It is worth pointing out that the CO2 absorption can be improved using EEA solvent via change in membrane specifications such as increase in membrane porosity, length and the number of fibres.

Date: 2020
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