Journal
JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION
Volume 22, Issue -, Pages 270-277Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2017.10.010
Keywords
Direct air capture; CO2 capture; Working capacity; Equilibrium modelling; Effect of humidity
Funding
- Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation
- Academy of Finland [295883]
- Tekes
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [295883, 295883] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
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In this study, direct air capture performance of polymeric adsorbent was studied by determining CO2-isotherms in very dilute conditions (CO2 partial pressure up to 5 mbar). The effect of cold conditions (0 degrees C and-10 degrees C) and humidity on the CO2 capacity was also studied. The experimental isotherms were used in temperature-dependent equilibrium modelling to simulate equilibrium CO2 working capacities in pressure-swing adsorption (PSA), temperature-swing adsorption (TSA) and temperature-vacuum swing adsorption (TVSA). Experimental adsorption capacities of 0.80 mmol(CO2)/g(sorbent) and 0.89 mmol(CO2)/g(sorbent) were obtained from 400 ppmv CO2 in dry cold conditions and at 25 degrees C in humid conditions, respectively. The highest experimental capacity gained from 400 ppmv CO2 was 1.06 mmol(CO2)/g(sorbent) in humid cold conditions. In terms of the working capacity, PSA was found not to be a viable process option. Humidity promoted TSA working capacity up to by 0.36 mmol(CO2)/g(sorbent) (78%). TSA could produce larger than 0.5 mmol(CO2)/g(sorbent) working capacity levels even with very low regeneration temperatures (50-60 degrees C) when adsorbing either in dry cold conditions or humid warm conditions. Such EWC levels with dry TVSA could only be achieved using 90 degrees C regeneration temperature with adsorption in either cold conditions or from compressed air. Based on these results, TVSA should only be considered in PtX applications requiring high-purity CO2.
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