Augmenting CO2 absorption flux through a gas-liquid membrane module by inserting carbon-fiber spacers
學年 109
學期 1
出版(發表)日期 2020-10-22
作品名稱 Augmenting CO2 absorption flux through a gas-liquid membrane module by inserting carbon-fiber spacers
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著者 Luke Chen; Chii-Dong Ho; Li-Yang Jen; Jun-Wei Lim; Yu-Han Chen
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著錄名稱、卷期、頁數 Membranes 10(11), 302
摘要 We investigated the insertion of eddy promoters into a parallel-plate gas–liquid polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane contactor to effectively enhance carbon dioxide absorption through aqueous amine solutions (monoethanolamide—MEA). In this study, a theoretical model was established and experimental work was performed to predict and to compare carbon dioxide absorption efficiency under concurrent- and countercurrent-flow operations for various MEA feed flow rates, inlet CO2 concentrations, and channel design conditions. A Sherwood number's correlated expression was formulated, incorporating experimental data to estimate the mass transfer coefficient of the CO2 absorption in MEA flowing through a PTFE membrane. Theoretical predictions were calculated and validated through experimental data for the augmented CO2 absorption efficiency by inserting carbon-fiber spacers as an eddy promoter to reduce the concentration polarization effect. The study determined that a higher MEA feed rate, a lower feed CO2 concentration, and wider carbon-fiber spacers resulted in a higher CO2 absorption rate for concurrent- and countercurrent-flow operations. A maximum of 80% CO2 absorption efficiency enhancement was found in the device by inserting carbon-fiber spacers, as compared to that in the empty channel device. The overall CO2 absorption rate was higher for countercurrent operation than that for concurrent operation. We evaluated the effectiveness of power utilization in augmenting the CO2 absorption rate by inserting carbon-fiber spacers in the MEA feed channel and concluded that the higher the flow rate, the lower the power utilization’s effectiveness. Therefore, to increase the CO2 absorption flux, widening carbon-fiber spacers was determined to be more effective than increasing the MEA feed flow rate.
關鍵字 carbon dioxide absorption;MEA solvent;mass transfer;Sherwood number;membrane contactor;concentration polarization
語言 en
ISSN 2077-0375
期刊性質 國外
收錄於 SCI EI
產學合作
通訊作者 Chii-Dong Ho
審稿制度
國別 CHE
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出版型式 ,電子版
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