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Separation of CO 2 in a Solid Waste Management Incineration Facility Using Activated Carbon Derived from Pine Sawdust

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  • Inés Durán

    (Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC, c/Francisco Pintado Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain)

  • Fernando Rubiera

    (Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC, c/Francisco Pintado Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain)

  • Covadonga Pevida

    (Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC, c/Francisco Pintado Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain)

Abstract

The selective separation of CO 2 from gas mixtures representative of flue gas generated in waste incineration systems is studied on two activated carbons obtained from pine sawdust and compared to a commercial activated carbon. Dynamic adsorption experiments were conducted in a fixed-bed adsorption column using a binary mixture (N 2 /CO 2 ) with a composition representative of incineration streams at temperatures from 30 to 70 °C. The adsorption behavior of humid mixtures (N 2 /CO 2 /H 2 O) was also evaluated in order to assess the influence of water vapor in CO 2 adsorption at different relative humidity in the feed gas: 22% and 60%. Moreover, CO 2 adsorption was studied in less favorable conditions, i.e., departing from a bed initially saturated with H 2 O. In addition, the effect of CO 2 on H 2 O adsorption was examined. Experimental results showed that the CO 2 adsorption capacity can be reduced significantly by the adsorption of H 2 O (up to 60% at high relative humidity conditions). On the other hand, the breakthrough tests over the adsorbent initially saturated with water vapor indicated that H 2 O is little affected by CO 2 adsorption. The experimental results pointed out the biomass based carbons as best candidates for CO 2 separation under incineration flue gas conditions.

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  • Inés Durán & Fernando Rubiera & Covadonga Pevida, 2017. "Separation of CO 2 in a Solid Waste Management Incineration Facility Using Activated Carbon Derived from Pine Sawdust," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-20, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:6:p:827-:d:102016
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