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Low-Viscosity Nonaqueous Sulfolane-Amine-Methanol Solvent Blend for Reversible CO2 Capture: Part II. Blend Optimization, Water Effect, and Speciation

Abstract

This work is part II of the investigation of a low viscosity, low regeneration energy nonaqueous CO2 capture solvent blend consisting of readily available chemicals diisopropylamine (DPA)–methanol–sulfolane and featuring the monomethyl carbonate anion (MMC) as a CO2 absorption specie. The region of practical solvent composition, high CO2 capacity, low regeneration energy, and avoidance of solvent solidification at a CO2 capture condition is identified by the design of experiment methodology combined with solvent attenuated total reflectance–Fourier transform infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance monitoring and speciation analysis. Flue gas contains water vapor; hence, solvent water stability is important. The limit of solvent blend water content is determined to be 5 wt % because of MMC decomposition to DPA-bicarbonate and -carbamate.
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Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Jayangi Dinesha Wagaarachchige
  • Zulkifli Idris
  • Bjørnar Arstad
  • Maths Halstensen
  • Klaus-Joachim Jens

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Industry / Process Technology
  • University of South-Eastern Norway

Year

2024

Published in

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

ISSN

0021-9568

Volume

69

Issue

9

Page(s)

3063 - 3074

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