LAPSE:2023.19465
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LAPSE:2023.19465
A Process Intensification Approach for CO2 Absorption Using Amino Acid Solutions and a Guanidine Compound
Abishek Kasturi, Jorge F. Gabitto, Radu Custelcean, Costas Tsouris
March 9, 2023
Environmentally friendly amino-acid salt solutions are used for the absorption of carbon dioxide from concentrated flue-gas streams via chemical absorption. Process intensification reduces operating and capital costs by combining chemical reactions and separation operations. Here, we present a new process-intensification approach that combines the CO2 capture and the amino-acid regeneration steps into a single process carried out in a slurry three-phase reactor. The absorbed CO2 precipitates as a solid carbonated guanidine compound. The cycle is completed by separation of the solid precipitate to strip the CO2 and regenerate the guanidine compound, while the liquid solution is recycled to the slurry reactor. The process was studied by modifying a model developed by the authors for a gas-liquid bubble column without the presence of the guanidine compound. The guanidine precipitation reaction was accounted for using kinetic parameters calculated by the authors in another study. The proposed model was implemented by modifying an existing computer code used for the simulation of gas-liquid bubble columns. The calculated results showed that the proposed cycle can significantly reduce energy, equipment, and operating costs and can make an important contribution to developing a competitive cost-effective large-scale process for CO2 capture.
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amino acids, CO2 absorption, Process Intensification, slurry bubble column
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Kasturi A, Gabitto JF, Custelcean R, Tsouris C. A Process Intensification Approach for CO2 Absorption Using Amino Acid Solutions and a Guanidine Compound. (2023). LAPSE:2023.19465
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Kasturi A: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Gabitto JF: Department of Chemical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA [ORCID]
Custelcean R: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
Tsouris C: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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18
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5821
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2021
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2021-09-14
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