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A hybrid absorption–adsorption method to efficiently capture carbon

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  • Huang Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Bei Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Li-Chiang Lin

    (University of California)

  • Guangjin Chen

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Yuqing Wu

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Jin Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Xueteng Gao

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Yining Lv

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Yong Pan

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Xiaoxin Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Xianren Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology)

  • Lanying Yang

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Changyu Sun

    (State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum)

  • Berend Smit

    (University of California
    Laboratory of Molecular Simulation, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL))

  • Wenchuan Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology)

Abstract

Removal of carbon dioxide is an essential step in many energy-related processes. Here we report a novel slurry concept that combines specific advantages of metal-organic frameworks, ion liquids, amines and membranes by suspending zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 in glycol-2-methylimidazole solution. We show that this approach may give a more efficient technology to capture carbon dioxide compared to conventional technologies. The carbon dioxide sorption capacity of our slurry reaches 1.25 mol l−1 at 1 bar and the selectivity of carbon dioxide/hydrogen, carbon dioxide/nitrogen and carbon dioxide/methane achieves 951, 394 and 144, respectively. We demonstrate that the slurry can efficiently remove carbon dioxide from gas mixtures at normal pressure/temperature through breakthrough experiments. Most importantly, the sorption enthalpy is only −29 kJ mol−1, indicating that significantly less energy is required for sorbent regeneration. In addition, from a technological point of view, unlike solid adsorbents slurries can flow and be pumped. This allows us to use a continuous separation process with heat integration.

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  • Huang Liu & Bei Liu & Li-Chiang Lin & Guangjin Chen & Yuqing Wu & Jin Wang & Xueteng Gao & Yining Lv & Yong Pan & Xiaoxin Zhang & Xianren Zhang & Lanying Yang & Changyu Sun & Berend Smit & Wenchuan Wa, 2014. "A hybrid absorption–adsorption method to efficiently capture carbon," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms6147
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6147
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