LAPSE:2023.9336v1
Published Article
LAPSE:2023.9336v1
Dynamic Modeling of CO2 Absorption Process Using Hollow-Fiber Membrane Contactor in MEA Solution
February 27, 2023
In this work, a comprehensive mathematical model was developed in order to evaluate the CO2 capture process in a microporous polypropylene hollow-fiber membrane countercurrent contactor, using monoethanolamine (MEA) as the chemical solvent. In terms of CO2 chemical absorption, the developed model showed excellent agreement with the experimental data published in the literature for a wide range of operating conditions (R2 > 0.96), 1−2.7 L/min gas flow rates and 10−30 L/h liquid flow rates. Based on developed model, the effects of the gas flow rate, aqueous liquid absorbents’ flow rate and also inlet CO2 concentration on the removal efficiency of CO2 were determined. The % removal of CO2 increased while increasing the MEA solution flow rate; 81% of CO2 was removed at the high flow rate. The CO2 removal efficiency decreased while increasing the gas flow rate, and the residence time in the hollow-fiber membrane contactors increased when the gas flow rate was lower, reaching 97% at a gas flow rate of 1 L‧min−1. However, the effect was more pronounced while operating at high gas flow rates. Additionally, the influence of momentous operational parameters such as the number of fibers and module length on the CO2 separation efficiency was evaluated. On this basis, the developed model was also used to evaluate CO2 capture process in hollow-fiber membrane contactors in a flexible operation scenario (with variation in operating conditions) in order to predict the process parameters (liquid and gaseous flows, composition of the streams, mass transfer area, mass transfer coefficient, etc.).
Keywords
CO2 absorption processes, Dynamic Modelling, flexible operation of carbon capture unit, hollow-fiber membrane contactors
Suggested Citation
Bozonc AC, Cormos AM, Dragan S, Dinca C, Cormos CC. Dynamic Modeling of CO2 Absorption Process Using Hollow-Fiber Membrane Contactor in MEA Solution. (2023). LAPSE:2023.9336v1
Author Affiliations
Bozonc AC: Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeș-Bolyai University, Arany Janos 11, RO-400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania [ORCID]
Cormos AM: Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeș-Bolyai University, Arany Janos 11, RO-400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Dragan S: Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeș-Bolyai University, Arany Janos 11, RO-400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Dinca C: Faculty of Energy Engineering, University Politehnica Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Sector 6, RO-060042 Bucharest, Romania [ORCID]
Cormos CC: Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeș-Bolyai University, Arany Janos 11, RO-400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania [ORCID]
Journal Name
Energies
Volume
15
Issue
19
First Page
7241
Year
2022
Publication Date
2022-10-02
Published Version
ISSN
1996-1073
Version Comments
Original Submission
Other Meta
PII: en15197241, Publication Type: Journal Article
Record Map
Published Article

LAPSE:2023.9336v1
This Record
External Link

doi:10.3390/en15197241
Publisher Version
Download
Files
[Download 1v1.pdf] (6.6 MB)
Feb 27, 2023
Main Article
License
CC BY 4.0
Meta
Record Statistics
Record Views
136
Version History
[v1] (Original Submission)
Feb 27, 2023
 
Verified by curator on
Feb 27, 2023
This Version Number
v1
Citations
Most Recent
This Version
URL Here
https://psecommunity.org/LAPSE:2023.9336v1
 
Original Submitter
Auto Uploader for LAPSE
Links to Related Works
Directly Related to This Work
Publisher Version