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Theoretical investigations on the effect of absorbent type on carbon dioxide capture in hollow-fiber membrane contactors

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  • Saeed Shirazian
  • Ali Taghvaie Nakhjiri
  • Amir Heydarinasab
  • Mahdi Ghadiri

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Chemical absorption of carbon dioxide from flue or natural gas in hollow-fiber membrane contactors (HFMCs) has been one of the most beneficial techniques to alleviate its emission into the environment. A theoretical research study was done to investigate the change in membrane specifications and operating conditions on CO2 absorption using different alkanolamine solvents. The mathematical model was developed for a parallel counter-current fluid flow through a HFMC. The developed model’s equations were solved based on finite element method. The simulations revealed that the increase in membrane porosity, length and the number of fibers has a positive impact on CO2 removal, while the gas flow rate and tortuosity enhancement resulted in the reduction of CO2 absorption. Furthermore, it was found that 4-diethylamino-2-butanol (DEAB) with approximately 100% CO2 absorption is suggested as the best solvent in this system, but ethyl-ethanolamine (EEA) with only 46% CO2 absorption had the lowest capacity for CO2 absorption (DEAB>MEA>EDA>MDEA>TEA>EEA). It is worth pointing out that the CO2 absorption can be improved using EEA solvent via change in membrane specifications such as increase in membrane porosity, length and the number of fibres.

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  • Saeed Shirazian & Ali Taghvaie Nakhjiri & Amir Heydarinasab & Mahdi Ghadiri, 2020. "Theoretical investigations on the effect of absorbent type on carbon dioxide capture in hollow-fiber membrane contactors," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(7), pages 1-15, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0236367
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236367
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