LAPSE:2023.36159
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LAPSE:2023.36159
Gas/Liquid Operations in the Taylor-Couette Disc Contactor: Continuous Chemisorption of CO2
Georg Rudelstorfer, Rafaela Greil, Max Vogi, Matthäus Siebenhofer, Susanne Lux, Annika Grafschafter
July 4, 2023
Gas/liquid contactors are widely used in chemical and biotechnological applications. The selection and design of bubble-column-type gas/liquid contactors requires knowledge about the gas distributor design to provide appropriate gas flow patterns. This study presents the continuous chemisorption of CO2 in 0.1 molar sodium hydroxide solution in a counter currently operated gas/liquid Taylor-Couette disc contactor (TCDC). This vertical-column-type contactor is a multi-stage agitated gas/liquid contactor. The performance of a lab-size TCDC contactor in gas/liquid mass transfer operations was investigated. The apparatus design was adjusted for gas/liquid operations by installing perforated rotor discs to provide a rotational-speed-dependent dispersed gas phase holdup in the column. The parameters of dispersed gas phase holdup, volumetric mass transfer coefficient and residence time distribution were measured. In the first step, hydraulic characterization was performed. Then, the efficiency in gas/liquid operations was investigated by continuous neutralization of 0.1 molar sodium hydroxide with a gas mixture of 30 vol% CO2 and 70 vol% N2. Temperature, rotational speed and gas flow rate were varied. The desired pH value of pH 9 at the column outlet was kept constant by adjusting the sodium hydroxide feed. From the experimental results, the volume-based liquid-side mass transfer coefficient kLa was deduced in order to model the reaction according to the two-film theory over the column height. The CSTR cascade model fitted the experimental data best. The experimental results confirm stable and efficient reactive gas/liquid contact in the Taylor-Couette disc contactor.
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chemisorption, continuous process, gas/liquid, multiphase, Taylor-Couette flow
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Rudelstorfer G, Greil R, Vogi M, Siebenhofer M, Lux S, Grafschafter A. Gas/Liquid Operations in the Taylor-Couette Disc Contactor: Continuous Chemisorption of CO2. (2023). LAPSE:2023.36159
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Rudelstorfer G: Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 25C, 8010 Graz, Austria
Greil R: Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 25C, 8010 Graz, Austria
Vogi M: Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 25C, 8010 Graz, Austria
Siebenhofer M: Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 25C, 8010 Graz, Austria
Lux S: Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 25C, 8010 Graz, Austria [ORCID]
Grafschafter A: Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 25C, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Processes
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11
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6
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1614
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2023
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2023-05-25
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2227-9717
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PII: pr11061614, Publication Type: Journal Article
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